FNUS73 KFSD 281115 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOOM WPA...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 615 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TAKE ON MORE OF A NORTHERLY DIRECTION BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH. A FEW SHREADS OF STRATUS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BUT SHOULD MIX OUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........36 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.....14 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 41 45 48 52 55 58 60 62 62 62 60 RH..............85 82 73 65 56 51 45 41 38 36 38 41 DEWPOINT........35 36 37 37 37 37 37 36 36 35 36 36 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N N N NNE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD FR FR FR FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N NE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 12 13 15 15 15 13 9 7 6 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....8 16 24 32 42 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 52 48 47 46 45 RH..............45 59 68 71 73 76 DEWPOINT........37 38 38 38 38 38 20 FT WIND......ENE 7 E 7 E 8 ESE 10 ESE 12 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1000 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..ENE 7 E 8 E 10 ESE 12 ESE 14 SE 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 4 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...BT REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.BLOOM.01/FSD