FNUS73 KFSD 171353 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSBURG 26 PRAIRIE BANK...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 853 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 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........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..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 50 54 58 62 64 66 67 67 67 67 66 RH..............79 58 50 40 34 31 28 26 25 25 25 26 DEWPOINT........33 36 36 34 34 33 32 31 30 30 30 30 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 7 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR FR 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 1.2 2.0 2.9 3.8 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.2 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 13 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........80 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 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 55 50 46 43 41 RH..............29 42 54 64 73 79 DEWPOINT........31 33 34 34 35 35 20 FT WIND......ESE 13 ESE 10 ESE 9 ESE 7 ESE 6 ESE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY % SKY COVER.....10 15 21 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 59 65 69 RH..............74 44 40 33 DEWPOINT........35 37 40 39 20 FT WIND......ESE 6 ESE 9G10 E 14G20 E 14G20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2100 4300 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..ESE 7 ESE 10 E 15 E 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...JH REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110517.PETER.01/FSD