FNUS73 KFSD 301343 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SIOUX GERJETS WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 843 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MORNING FOG EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY MID MORNING...OTHERWISE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR TODAY WILL BE WINDS. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN TAKING ON A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY COMPONENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CDY MC MC PC PC MC MC MC PC MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....95 78 58 44 48 58 64 56 42 25 24 23 WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG TEMP............52 52 54 55 57 61 65 68 70 70 70 69 RH..............100 93 85 78 72 60 48 41 37 35 35 38 DEWPOINT........52 50 49 49 48 47 45 43 42 41 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NW WNW W WSW SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 7 8 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR 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 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NW NW N ENE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 13 14 13 12 9 9 9 9 7 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........93 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.....59 57 55 53 54 54 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............67 58 53 51 49 47 RH..............41 56 69 77 82 88 DEWPOINT........42 43 43 44 44 44 20 FT WIND......ESE 5 ESE 6 ESE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 2 ESE 6 ESE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 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...JM REQUESTED BY...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.LITTL.02/FSD