FNUS73 KFSD 181754 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR OCT 18 TEST SPOT...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1254 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND COOLER WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES...AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS WEST OF THE AREA. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES AND ARRIVES. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....69 71 58 44 29 25 22 19 16 13 14 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............33 34 37 44 47 49 50 51 52 52 51 48 RH..............79 75 68 65 56 48 44 39 36 33 34 39 DEWPOINT........27 27 27 33 32 30 29 27 26 24 24 24 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 15 15 17 18 21 22 22 21 18 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX EX FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.6 3.2 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.6 3.2 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW TRANSP WIND SPD.14 18 23 25 28 28 28 29 31 30 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....16 13 11 11 6 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 37 34 32 31 29 RH..............47 59 64 66 69 72 DEWPOINT........24 24 23 22 22 21 20 FT WIND......NNW 13 N 9 N 8 N 9 N 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....32 61 74 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 33 40 43 RH..............75 63 50 47 DEWPOINT........21 22 23 24 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 16G25 N 17G25 N 16G25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR GOOD EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 4400 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 26 N 24 N 22 HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2 WEATHER TYPE ABBREVIATIONS 1) T = THUNDERSTORMS 2) R = RAIN 3) RW = RAIN SHOWERS 4) L = DRIZZLE 5) ZR = FREEZING RAIN 6) ZL = FREEZING DRIZZLE 7) S = SNOW 8) SW = SNOW SHOWERS 9) IP = ICE PELLETS 10) F = FOG 11) ZF = FREEZING FOG 12) IC = ICE CRYSTALS 13) H = HAZE 14) BS = BLOWING SNOW 15) K = SMOKE 16) BD = BLOWING DUST 17) FR = FROST $$ FORECASTER...MJF REQUESTED BY...MJF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111018.OCT18.01/FSD