FNUS73 KFSD 111241 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR ERICKSRUD...MADISON WMD - US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 741 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...THEN MAY SEE A BREAK UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN SO...CANNOT RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER THROUGH THE DAY. IT WILL BE A SLIGHTLY COOLER DAY THAN YESTERDAY...WITH MUCH LESS WIND...OUT OF THE NORTH IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY BY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 50 PERCENT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....72 73 74 75 72 70 68 68 68 68 72 76 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............55 55 56 60 63 65 68 70 71 72 72 71 RH..............74 75 73 64 61 58 54 53 51 49 51 53 DEWPOINT........47 47 48 48 49 50 51 52 52 52 53 53 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 10 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 10 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....80 84 89 93 91 90 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 65 60 58 55 54 RH..............55 63 69 72 74 74 DEWPOINT........53 52 50 49 47 46 20 FT WIND......NE 8 NE 13 NNE 14 NNE 13 NNE 13 NNE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 15 15 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1100 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NNE 12 NNE 9 NNE 12 NNE 14 NNE 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JM REQUESTED BY...PFS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.ERICK.01/FSD