FNUS73 KFSD 061358 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLY 2 PRAIRIE BANK...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 858 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE FIRE DANGER WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO AROUND 70...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT AND SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....27 42 55 64 69 69 68 66 64 63 67 72 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW TEMP............47 50 53 56 58 61 63 65 67 68 70 68 RH..............65 56 50 44 40 36 34 33 32 30 30 33 DEWPOINT........36 35 35 34 34 34 34 35 36 36 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SSW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX EX MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 2.5 3.9 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 4.8 4.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW SSW S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 14 18 21 21 18 16 16 17 18 20 22 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....78 84 82 71 68 69 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 61 56 52 49 47 RH..............37 44 57 69 80 87 DEWPOINT........39 39 41 42 43 43 20 FT WIND......S 15 SSE 13 SE 12 E 9 ENE 6 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....70 68 64 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 58 65 68 RH..............86 59 47 40 DEWPOINT........43 44 44 43 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 15G20 NW 15G20 NW 16G25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR EXCEL EXCEL MIX HGT (FT)....300 1700 4400 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NW 21 NW 22 NNW 18 $$ FORECASTER...SCHMIT REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110506.HOLLY.01/FSD