FNUS73 KFSD 181326 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH SLOUGH...IDNR-PRAIRIE LAKES UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 826 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 18 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TOWARD 70 DEGREES. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE THURSDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. 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 MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....0 1 1 2 3 3 4 6 9 11 13 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 47 53 58 60 62 64 65 67 69 69 68 RH..............67 58 46 40 37 35 31 29 27 26 25 26 DEWPOINT........32 33 33 34 34 34 33 32 32 32 32 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SE ESE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..0 2 5 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD EX EX EX MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.9 3.7 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E ESE SE ESE E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....18 29 39 50 57 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 60 56 54 52 50 RH..............28 41 56 69 78 81 DEWPOINT........33 37 41 44 45 44 20 FT WIND......E 13 E 9 E 7 E 7 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....73 77 82 84 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 62 67 69 RH..............82 61 52 51 DEWPOINT........45 49 49 50 20 FT WIND......E 9G10 E 15G20 ESE 18G25 ESE 21G30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR EXCEL EXCEL MIX HGT (FT)....300 1600 3400 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 20 ESE 25 ESE 28 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHMIT REQUESTED BY...LUCAS STRAW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110517.SMITH.01/FSD