FNUS73 KFSD 041335 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE ANDES SLASH PLIE...YANKTON AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 835 AM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256...257...258...301 AND 900... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL AID IN MIXING VERY DRY AIR TO THE SURFACE...WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT LIKELY FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY EASTWARD. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...SO FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SHIFT TO SOMEWHAT LIGHTER WESTERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY. A FEW SHOWERS MAY PRECEDE THE COLD FRONT...HOWEVER ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY SPOTTY AND LIGHT. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TOWARD MIDWEEK...BRINGING A GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF WIDESPREAD RAIN...OR SNOW...TO SOUTHEAST PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........27 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.....12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 30 35 40 44 47 49 51 53 53 52 50 RH..............63 69 56 46 39 35 33 30 28 28 29 33 DEWPOINT........21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE S S S S S S S S SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 17 20 22 23 24 26 28 29 26 23 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 30 30 35 35 35 40 35 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD EX EX GD FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.2 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.20 24 29 32 35 37 38 40 41 40 36 29 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....9 16 22 28 28 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 44 42 41 39 39 RH..............38 47 53 55 59 62 DEWPOINT........23 25 26 26 26 27 20 FT WIND......SSE 21 SSE 18 SSE 17 S 17 SSE 17 SSE 17 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....29 33 36 43 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............42 45 54 59 RH..............55 51 38 36 DEWPOINT........27 28 29 32 20 FT WIND......SSE 18G30 SSE 25G35 SSE 31G40 SSE 33G45 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR GOOD GOOD EXCEL 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...WEISSER REQUESTED BY...JULIAN RED BUFFALO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111104.LAKEA.01/FSD