FNUS73 KFSD 051332
FWSFSD

SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLESON HOGSBACK WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
832 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA...TODAY WILL
BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. MIXING POTENTIAL WILL BE SIMILAR GIVING HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S ONCE AGAIN. WINDS TODAY WILL HAVE MORE OF A
SOUTHEAST COMPONENT...WITH EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL LIKELY SETTLE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD BY LATE MORNING.
FRIDAY WILL BE WINDIER...WITH SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS GIVING FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.


.REST OF TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
% SKY COVER.....37  37  37  34  31  28  28  28  28  29  29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............39  46  51  55  57  58  60  62  63  63  61
RH..............67  51  41  35  33  32  29  26  25  25  27
DEWPOINT........29  29  28  28  28  28  28  27  27  27  27
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   ESE ESE ESE ESE E   E   E   ESE ESE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   10  10  12  13  14  14  14  13
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  15  15  15  15  20  20  20  15
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  EX  EX  EX  EX  EX

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...HANKO
REQUESTED BY...RORY MARTINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.KETTL.01/FSD