FNUS73 KFSD 101336 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR 7 MILE REFUGE...YANKTON AGNECY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 836 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A BOUNDARY IS PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE SYSTEM. THIS WIND DIRECTION WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...THEN TAKE ON MORE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY COMPONENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE DRY AND WARM TODAY...WITH MORNING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 60 PERCENT...THEN FALLING TO THE LOWER TO MID 30S BY AFTERNOON. CONTINUED DRY TONIGHT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE NORTHWESTERLY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 13 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 62 68 71 73 76 78 79 80 81 82 80 RH..............78 70 63 63 59 52 45 41 36 34 32 33 DEWPOINT........49 52 55 58 58 57 55 53 51 50 49 48 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD EX EX EX GD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.4 3.6 4.7 5.9 5.7 5.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W WSW WSW WSW WSW SW WSW W TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....22 23 25 26 33 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 68 61 58 56 54 RH..............35 47 60 67 66 66 DEWPOINT........48 47 47 47 45 43 20 FT WIND......W 6 NNW 10 N 10 NNW 7 NNW 8 NNW 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 1900 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 NNW 10 N 10 NNW 8 NNW 9 NNW 12 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JM REQUESTED BY...JULIAN RED BUFFALO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110510.7MILE.01/FSD