FNUS73 KFSD 181404 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH BRIDGE...IDNR-PRAIRIE LAKES UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 904 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 JUST BELOW 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........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 MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....0 1 2 3 3 4 5 7 10 12 14 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 47 53 58 61 63 64 66 67 69 69 68 RH..............65 56 44 39 35 32 30 27 26 25 24 25 DEWPOINT........31 32 32 33 33 33 32 31 31 31 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 5 7 9 10 13 14 14 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX EX MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.8 3.7 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E ESE SE ESE E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 9 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 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 28 37 46 56 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 61 57 55 52 50 RH..............27 41 57 67 78 81 DEWPOINT........32 37 42 44 45 44 20 FT WIND......ESE 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 CLOUDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....77 83 90 87 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 64 68 70 RH..............82 61 50 50 DEWPOINT........45 50 49 50 20 FT WIND......E 10G15 E 16G25 ESE 18G30 ESE 21G30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1500 3300 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 22 ESE 28 ESE 30 HAINES INDEX....3 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHMIT REQUESTED BY...LUCAS STRAW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110518.HIGHB.01/FSD