FNUS73 KFSD 161333 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR TOM TUTTLE MARSH...IDNR-PRAIRIE LAKES UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 833 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............36 40 44 50 54 57 60 62 63 63 63 63 RH..............73 64 56 46 37 32 28 25 24 24 25 26 DEWPOINT........28 29 29 30 29 28 27 26 26 26 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 10 12 13 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 PR 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 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 12 14 16 18 20 20 18 17 16 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........91 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............61 50 43 40 37 35 RH..............29 49 68 76 85 91 DEWPOINT........29 32 33 33 33 33 20 FT WIND......ENE 12 ENE 8 E 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)....4000 1500 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..ENE 16 ENE 9 E 5 E 3 E 5 E 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR % SKY COVER.....0 0 0 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 56 64 66 RH..............85 45 31 27 DEWPOINT........33 35 33 31 20 FT WIND......E 3G5 ESE 8G10 ESE 13G15 ESE 12G15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...LUCAS STRAW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110516.TOMTU.01/FSD