FNUS73 KFSD 181307 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE COTEAU...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 807 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL BE SITUATED WEST OF THIS AREA TODAY...THEREFORE THE 20 FOOT WIND DIRECTIONS WILL MAINTAIN AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. SPEEDS WILL SETTLE INTO THE 15 TO 22 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...AS WINDS OFF THE SURFACE ARE NOT ALL THAT STRONG TODAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY FALL TO JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT...AND THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR RAIN TODAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........28 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 7 9 12 15 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 47 52 56 59 60 61 62 64 65 65 65 RH..............60 53 46 42 37 35 32 31 29 28 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR..SE ESE ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 9 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX EX 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 2.4 3.5 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....20 31 42 53 59 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 60 55 53 51 49 RH..............29 41 57 67 75 79 20 FT WIND......ESE 13 E 8 E 6 E 7 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....72 76 80 86 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 56 64 65 RH..............81 73 55 53 20 FT WIND......E 9G10 ESE 13G20 ESE 16G25 ESE 20G30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1800 3400 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 17 E 24 E 28 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MJF REQUESTED BY...KEVIN FREKING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110518.PRAIR.01/FSD