FNUS73 KFSD 161337 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR FEN VALLEY BURKHARDT...IDNR-PRAIRIE LAKES UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 837 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS MINNESOTA THROUGH MIDWEEK...PROVIDING DRY CONDITIONS...LARGE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES...AND FAIRLY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL TRANDISITION FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST TODAY...THOUGH WNDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT. AS A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TAKES SHAPE THROUGH THE ROCKIES...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS FROM THE JAMES VALLEY WESTWARD. GRADUALLY...THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH THE FIRST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THE BEST THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY... WITH SOME INDICATION OF A LOWER THREAT OVERALL FOR EASTERN AREAS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. 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............37 41 45 50 54 57 60 62 63 62 63 64 RH..............71 63 53 44 36 31 28 25 24 25 25 25 DEWPOINT........29 29 29 29 28 27 26 26 26 26 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NE NE ENE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD 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 0.9 1.6 2.3 2.9 3.4 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 13 14 16 18 20 20 18 17 16 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........92 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..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TEMP............62 50 43 41 37 35 RH..............29 49 68 74 86 92 DEWPOINT........29 32 33 33 33 33 20 FT WIND......ENE 13 ENE 8 ENE 5 E 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 1600 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..ENE 15 ENE 9 ENE 5 E 3 E 3 E 3 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR % SKY COVER.....0 0 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 56 64 66 RH..............85 45 30 26 DEWPOINT........33 35 32 30 20 FT WIND......E 3G5 E 8G10 ESE 12G15 E 12G15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...LUCAS STRAW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110516.FENVA.01/FSD