FNUS73 KFSD 311643
FWSFSD

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHTON PITS WMA...OSCEOLA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1143 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIDESPREAD FOG FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE
TO DISSIPATE THROUGH MIDDAY...WITH GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS
BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE FOG AND STRATUS HAS LIMITED THE EARLY
DAY WARMING AND WILL KEEP THE SMOKE DISPERSAL POOR THROUGH AT LEAST
2 TO 3 PM.  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE LIGHT THIS EVENING...
REMAINING FROM AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......CDY MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
% SKY COVER.....89  79  68  59  51  42  38  34
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG
TEMP............54  56  66  71  76  78  78  77
RH..............93  84  61  51  43  40  41  43
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..16  14  13  12  12  10  9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.22  21  17  16  15  15  10  10
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  FR
CHC OF PCPN (%).0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  17  18  17  15  14  13  12
HAINES INDEX....6   6   6   6   6   6   6   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

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FORECASTER...CHAPMAN
REQUESTED BY...NICK SCHMALEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120331.ASHTO.01/FSD