FNUS73 KFSD 161157 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR DENUEI...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 657 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY...BUT GENERALLY WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS MINNESOTA THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT ERRATIC NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL MIX DOWN TO A STEADY EASTERLY DIRECTION BY LATE MORNING. WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS POISED OFF THE SURFACE...THERE IS POTENTIAL THAT THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD FALL BELOW THE NEAR 25 PERCENT IN THIS FORECAST. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR % SKY COVER.....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.....PTY WEATHER TYPE....FST TEMP............38 41 46 52 56 59 61 63 65 64 65 65 RH..............72 63 53 44 37 32 29 27 25 25 24 24 DEWPOINT........29 29 30 31 30 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE ENE E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 16 17 18 18 17 17 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.3 3.0 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE ENE E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 10 12 14 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........85 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.....0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 53 46 43 40 38 RH..............26 44 62 68 77 84 DEWPOINT........28 32 34 33 33 34 20 FT WIND......ESE 13 E 9 ESE 7 ESE 8 ESE 8 ESE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...CHAPMAN REQUESTED BY...FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110516.DENUE.01/FSD