FNUS73 KFSD 161244 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR WIPF RX11...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 744 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. 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.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........25 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 48 54 58 61 62 64 66 65 66 66 RH..............90 74 59 50 40 33 30 27 25 26 25 25 DEWPOINT........34 34 34 36 34 32 31 30 29 29 29 29 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 10 13 15 16 18 20 20 20 21 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........81 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 1 2 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 53 48 46 42 40 RH..............27 49 64 66 75 80 DEWPOINT........30 34 36 35 35 34 20 FT WIND......ESE 14 ESE 10 ESE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 1600 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 ESE 14 ESE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 3 3 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....4 6 8 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 58 65 67 RH..............76 47 37 30 DEWPOINT........35 38 38 35 20 FT WIND......SE 10G15 SE 15G20 SE 18G30 SE 20G30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD EXCEL $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...CHARLES FROHME TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110516.WIPFR.01/FSD