FNUS73 KFSD 181257 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHIMMEL...MADISON WMD - US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 757 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WITH LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST OF THIS AREA...20 FOOT WINDS WILL FAVOR A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION TODAY AND WILL LIKELY SETTLE INTO A 15 TO 22 MPH RANGE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL EVENTUALLY FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT...WITH MIXING HEIGHTS FAIRLY HIGH...TOPPING OUT NEAR 6000 FEET BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. I CHECKED THE WINDS AT THAT LEVEL FOR THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE MODELS ARE ONLY GIVING WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR 6000 FEET. SO THAT SHOULD HELP STRONG GUSTINESS STAY DOWN TODAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MC % SKY COVER.....26 25 25 24 23 23 22 29 36 42 49 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 50 54 58 60 62 63 65 65 66 67 67 RH..............65 56 50 45 42 38 35 33 32 31 30 30 DEWPOINT........34 35 36 37 37 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 21 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX 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 0.9 1.3 2.4 3.4 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.E ESE SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 16 18 20 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....62 69 76 83 85 87 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 61 57 54 53 52 RH..............32 44 56 66 69 69 DEWPOINT........36 39 41 43 43 42 20 FT WIND......ESE 13 E 9 E 8 E 9 E 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....89 91 94 93 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 62 64 66 RH..............72 64 56 56 DEWPOINT........43 50 48 50 20 FT WIND......E 10G15 E 16G25 ESE 21G30 ESE 21G30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3100 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 25 ESE 32 ESE 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...MJF REQUESTED BY...PFS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110518.SCHIM.01/FSD