FNUS73 KFSD 051340 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SIOUX SALTON...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 840 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE AREA TODAY. MIXING POTENTIAL WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WHICH WILL BRING ABOUT HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S ONCE AGAIN. WINDS TODAY WILL BE PREDOMINATELY EASTERLY THEN SWITCH TO EAST SOUTHEAST IN THE EVENING. SPEEDS WILL LIKELY SETTLE INTO THE 12 TO 17 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 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.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........23 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 MCR % SKY COVER.....45 42 39 35 31 27 27 27 26 26 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 46 52 56 58 59 62 64 65 65 62 RH..............64 47 38 32 30 29 26 23 23 23 25 DEWPOINT........28 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE E E E E E E E E E ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX EX EX EX .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....25 26 26 27 25 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 52 46 44 41 39 RH..............28 38 49 57 65 70 DEWPOINT........26 27 28 30 30 30 20 FT WIND......ESE 12 ESE 10 ESE 9 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....21 19 17 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 49 57 65 RH..............70 48 35 27 DEWPOINT........30 30 30 30 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 17G25 SSE 17G25 SSE 20G30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR EXCEL EXCEL 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...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.LITTL.01/FSD