FNUS73 KFSD 171918 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH SLOUGH...IDNR-PRAIRIE LAKES UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 218 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION...THOUGH ITS INFLUENCE WILL STILL BE FELT IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...WITH RELATIVELY DRY AIR MIXING TO THE SURFACE IN EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL BE VARIABLE BETWEEN EAST AND SOUTHEAST...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT OCCASIONALLY MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. 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..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 50 55 61 62 64 67 66 67 67 67 66 RH..............76 63 53 38 32 29 24 27 25 25 25 26 DEWPOINT........34 38 38 35 32 31 29 31 30 30 30 30 20 FT WIND DIR..E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 8 10 10 9 11 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 10 17 19 19 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR 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 1.0 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 13 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........84 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 2 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 57 48 44 41 40 RH..............27 35 51 65 79 85 DEWPOINT........30 30 31 33 35 36 20 FT WIND......ESE 13 ESE 10 ESE 8 ESE 7 ESE 7 ESE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.18 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY % SKY COVER.....6 15 18 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 59 66 70 RH..............79 43 38 33 DEWPOINT........36 37 39 40 20 FT WIND......E 6 ESE 9G10 E 14G20 E 14G20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 4300 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 ESE 10 E 14 E 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JH REQUESTED BY...LUCAS STRAW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110517.SMITH.01/FSD