FNUS73 KFSD 021654 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHTA ACCESS...IDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1154 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION... BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING BEFORE TURNING NORTH NORTHWESTERLY LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY...GRADUALLY TURNING NORTHEASTERLY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...MAINLY FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM. HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 80S. INCREASED HUMIDITY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. .REST OF TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC PC MCR PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....53 37 22 27 33 39 41 43 WEATHER COV.....ARS WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............70 76 81 84 86 86 86 84 RH..............66 56 47 43 39 37 36 37 DEWPOINT........58 59 59 59 58 57 56 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SSE SSE S S S SSW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 20 20 20 18 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 25 25 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD GD EX EX GD GD .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....45 39 52 66 71 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 73 67 62 58 54 RH..............39 49 56 62 67 74 DEWPOINT........54 53 51 49 47 46 20 FT WIND......SW 15 WNW 15 NW 16 NNW 17 NNW 17 NNW 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD FAIR .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....81 75 69 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 52 55 60 RH..............77 71 64 47 DEWPOINT........44 43 43 40 20 FT WIND......N 16G25 N 16G25 NNE 16G25 NNE 15G20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR FAIR GOOD GOOD 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...HANKO REQUESTED BY...CLINT MADDIX TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.WASHT.01/FSD