FNUS73 KFSD 101136 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR ALBRECHT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 636 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ONE OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES TODAY FOR EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL BE A WIND SHIFT. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL FAVOR A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION EARLY TODAY...THEN BEGIN TO TURN TO A TRUE SOUTH DIRECTION BY MID MORNING. BY MIDDAY...THE WINDS WILL THEN GO SOUTHWEST WITH FINALLY A WESTERLY DIRECTION BY MID AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD TODAY...AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE A BIT BRISK...AVERAGING ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH FOR A BULK OF TODAY. WEDNESDAY WILL BE BEHIND THE WIND SHIFT...SO EXPECT WIND DIRECTIONS TO BE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........44 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 PC MCR % SKY COVER.....8 12 15 18 20 21 23 26 30 33 29 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 66 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 82 80 RH..............73 73 75 73 66 59 54 52 49 46 44 45 DEWPOINT........55 57 59 60 59 58 57 58 58 58 58 57 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SSE SSE S S SSW SSW SW WSW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..15 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD EX GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 2.1 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE SE SSE SSE S S SSW SSW WSW WSW WSW W TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 16 17 20 21 22 22 22 20 17 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....21 23 26 28 37 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 68 61 58 55 54 RH..............47 61 72 75 77 77 DEWPOINT........56 54 52 50 48 47 20 FT WIND......W 9 NW 7 NNW 5 N 2 N 2 NNW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....54 55 55 68 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 62 67 72 RH..............77 62 61 59 DEWPOINT........47 49 53 57 20 FT WIND......NNW 7 NNW 10 N 12G15 N 10G15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR FAIR GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1400 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..NNW 8 NNW 13 N 20 ENE 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MJF REQUESTED BY...FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110510.ALBRE.01/FSD