FNUS73 KFSD 071105 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR HANSEN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 605 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL BE WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...KEEPING THE 20 FOOT WINDS IN A NORTH NORTHWEST DIRECTION FOR YOUR AREA. THE WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE LIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OVERALL NEAR THE SURFACE WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT TODAY...HOWEVER IN EXPOSED TERRAIN THERE MAY BE SOME GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 PERCENT. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE MUCH WINDIER ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC % SKY COVER.....14 15 17 19 20 22 24 31 38 46 53 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 50 54 58 62 65 68 70 71 71 71 70 RH..............76 68 64 57 50 44 41 38 36 36 36 38 DEWPOINT........39 40 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 44 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N N N NNE E TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 15 16 16 16 14 12 9 7 6 5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........84 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.....68 72 76 79 80 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 63 58 57 55 53 RH..............41 52 62 66 70 77 DEWPOINT........44 45 45 45 45 46 20 FT WIND......SE 3 ESE 6 ESE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 40 40 30 .SUNDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....81 72 63 57 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR TEMP............52 60 69 74 RH..............84 70 58 51 DEWPOINT........47 51 53 54 20 FT WIND......SE 13G15 SE 15G20 SE 20G30 SE 20G30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 10 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 2600 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 SE 25 SSE 31 SE 33 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MJF REQUESTED BY...PFS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110507.HANSE.01/FSD