FNUS73 KFSD 031431 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 931 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES. DRY AIR FROM ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TODAY CAUSING RH VALUES TO FALL TO 20-25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL GRADUALLY WORK AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST THEN POSSIBLY BECOME CALM FOR A PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING A LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR % SKY COVER.....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............29 35 43 47 50 53 55 57 58 58 59 58 RH..............88 82 55 43 37 31 27 25 23 23 21 22 DEWPOINT........26 30 28 26 25 23 22 22 21 20 19 19 20 FT WIND DIR..W WNW NNW NW NNW N NNE NE NE NE ENE E 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 1.0 1.3 2.1 2.8 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....0 0 0 0 9 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 50 43 40 37 36 RH..............22 36 55 62 67 69 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....26 47 69 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 54 63 65 RH..............70 43 34 33 DEWPOINT........29 32 34 35 20 FT WIND......S 12G15 S 18G25 SSE 21G30 S 21G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 3600 2700 $$ FORECASTER...WEISSER REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110503.COTTO.01/FSD