FNUS73 KFSD 151332 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR MURFIELD...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 832 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ACTUALLY IT WILL BE A PRETTY NICE DAY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. WERE LOOKING AT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A DECENT MIXING POTENTIAL OF BETWEEN 4 AND 5 THOUSAND FEET. THE WINDS BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION...AND WILL GET A BIT BRISK AT 15 TO 20 MPH. IN OPEN TERRAIN...I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE WIND SPEEDS ALOFT DO NOT SUGGEST ANY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD DROP TO 35 TO 40 PERCENT WHICH SHOULD HELP THE FIRE MOVE ALONG WITH THE WIND SPEEDS. IF BURNING ON MONDAY...THE WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT THAT POINT AFTER GOING LIGHT EASTERLY TONIGHT. CANNOT RULE OUT A BIT OF FROST LATE TONIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE LOW AREAS. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....72 60 48 35 28 20 12 11 10 9 8 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 46 50 52 55 57 60 61 61 62 62 63 RH..............92 79 68 61 55 49 42 39 39 38 38 38 DEWPOINT........37 40 40 39 39 38 37 36 36 36 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 8 9 10 13 15 15 15 14 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX EX GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.6 3.9 3.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW N N NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 16 18 20 20 21 20 20 20 18 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR % SKY COVER.....5 5 4 4 3 2 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TEMP............61 52 45 42 38 35 RH..............41 56 73 76 82 89 DEWPOINT........37 37 37 35 33 32 20 FT WIND......NE 12 ENE 8 E 8 E 8 E 7 ESE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR % SKY COVER.....1 2 3 3 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 54 62 66 RH..............79 46 36 32 DEWPOINT........31 34 35 35 20 FT WIND......ESE 6 SE 9G10 SE 14G20 SE 13G15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR GOOD EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 3600 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..ESE 7 SE 14 SE 17 SE 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...MJF REQUESTED BY...FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110515.MURFI.01/FSD