FNUS73 KFSD 051513 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK LAKE...IDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1013 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY TODAY IN NORTHWEST IOWA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH BY 10 AM WITH GUSTS REACHING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... A FEW SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH ANY SHOWERS WILL BE LESS THAN 0.05 INCHES...WINDS COULD BRIEFLY GUST UP TO 35 MPH WITH THESE SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...WIND DIRECTION MAY VARY BY 30 OR 40 DEGREES WITH ANY RAIN SHOWERS. WITH THE NORTHWEST WINDS... THE DEW POINT WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 30S RESULTING IN A RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....59 61 37 48 56 60 62 62 61 60 59 58 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............50 51 55 57 58 59 60 60 61 63 63 62 RH..............71 74 64 59 53 47 41 41 38 34 34 35 DEWPOINT........41 41 43 43 41 39 36 36 35 34 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..W W WNW WNW WNW NW NW NW NW WNW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..16 18 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 18 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....56 43 24 3 1 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 54 47 42 40 39 RH..............36 50 69 83 87 87 DEWPOINT........34 36 37 37 36 35 20 FT WIND......NW 17 WNW 10 WNW 6 W 6 W 5 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.25 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....17 37 57 67 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............40 60 66 69 RH..............82 41 32 29 DEWPOINT........35 36 36 36 20 FT WIND......W 5 SSW 13G15 SSE 20G30 SSE 18G30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR GOOD GOOD $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...ROB PATTERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110505.ELKLA.01/FSD