FNUS73 KFSD 101232 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR BRL WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 732 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAIN CHALLENGE TODAY IN TERMS OF FIRE WEATHER WILL BE A WIND SHIFT WHICH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A BOUNDARY PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN TRANSITION TO A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY COMPONENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. WILL HAVE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY...INTO THE LOWER 80S OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 50 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE DAY...WITH EVEN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....49 43 38 32 29 27 24 29 35 40 34 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 60 65 69 72 74 77 79 81 83 84 82 RH..............96 85 75 70 68 69 67 62 56 51 49 51 DEWPOINT........53 55 57 59 61 63 65 65 64 63 63 62 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE ESE SE SSE S S S SSW SSW WSW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 20 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD EX EX GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.5 3.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S SSW WSW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 20 21 23 24 25 25 24 20 16 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....21 30 39 48 51 55 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............80 71 66 63 61 59 RH..............51 63 68 70 70 72 DEWPOINT........60 58 55 53 51 50 20 FT WIND......W 10 WNW 10 NW 9 N 7 N 6 NNW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 WNW 12 NW 10 N 8 NNW 6 NNW 6 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....58 58 57 63 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 65 69 74 RH..............77 65 66 64 DEWPOINT........51 53 57 61 20 FT WIND......NNW 6 NNW 6 N 6 NNE 6 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1500 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..NNW 6 N 9 NNE 12 ESE 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JM REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110510.BRLWE.01/FSD