FNUS73 KFSD 171201
FWSFSD

SPOT FORECAST FOR MN - EAST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
701 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS MINNESOTA WILL KEEP WINDS FAIRLY
LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE UPPER
50S BY MID TO LATE MORNING...WINDS WILL START TO TAP A SOUTHEASTERLY
GRADIENT ALOFT WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND SPEEDS. A VERY DRY AIR MASS
ALOFT WILL AGAIN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TO DROP TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 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.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  45  52  58  62  64  65  66  67  67  67  66
RH..............77  65  51  40  34  30  28  28  27  27  27  29
DEWPOINT........33  34  34  34  33  32  32  32  32  32  32  33
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  E   ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   5   6   7   9   10  12  13  13  13  14  13
20 FT WIND GUST.                    14  15  15  15  18  19  17
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  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 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.1 2.9 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  E   E   ESE ESE ESE SE  SE  SE ESE ESE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3   6   7   8   9   10  12  12  12  12  13  14
HAINES INDEX....3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
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  MCLEAR
% SKY COVER.....0      0      0      0      3      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     54     49     45     42     41
RH..............31     48     59     68     77     81
DEWPOINT........33     35     36     35     35     35
20 FT WIND......ESE 13 ESE 12 ESE 9  ESE 8  ESE 7  ESE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...CHAPMAN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.MNEAS.01/FSD