FNUS73 KFSD 071406 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CEDAR 3...YANKTON AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 906 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUIET FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LARGE UPPER LOW WILL MEANDER THROUGHOUT THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THEREFORE A PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW OF AIR WILL BE IN PLACE AT THE UPPER LEVELS...WITH A FAIRLY LIGHT FLOW AT THE SURFACE. THE ONE EXCEPTION TO THIS MAY BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WHERE NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS MIGHT BECOME A TAD BREEZY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29... AVERAGING JUST BELOW 20 MPH. CHANCES FOR RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE SLIM AND NONE...BUT THE LIGHT SURFACE WINDS WILL HELP TO KEEP THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER DOWN. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....10 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 54 59 64 68 72 76 78 80 82 81 79 RH..............86 90 78 67 61 55 51 45 41 37 38 42 DEWPOINT........51 51 52 53 54 55 56 55 54 53 53 54 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSE SE SE ESE E ESE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 4.3 5.4 6.4 5.4 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....6 6 5 4 7 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 66 60 58 55 53 RH..............48 68 81 83 90 93 DEWPOINT........55 55 54 53 52 51 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 5 E 3 SE 2 SW 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....13 28 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 66 74 79 RH..............93 65 50 41 DEWPOINT........51 54 54 53 20 FT WIND......NNE 1 NNE 5 NE 7 NE 6 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR FAIR GOOD $$ FORECASTER...WEISSER REQUESTED BY...BIA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110907.REDCE.01/FSD