FNUS73 KFSD 051149 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR TALCOT...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 649 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA...TODAY WILL NOT BE TOO DISSIMILAR FROM YESTERDAY. MIXING POTENTIAL WILL BE SIMILAR GIVING HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER THE 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 12 TO 19 MPH RANGE. 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. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....38 38 38 38 35 33 31 31 31 31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 40 46 51 54 56 57 59 61 62 62 60 RH..............64 64 51 42 38 35 34 32 28 27 27 31 DEWPOINT........28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR..E E ESE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 17 19 19 19 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.6 3.4 4.1 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE ESE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 12 17 21 21 18 17 17 18 20 20 18 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....31 29 28 26 24 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 51 46 43 41 40 RH..............33 42 51 57 62 67 DEWPOINT........29 29 29 29 29 30 20 FT WIND......ESE 12 SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 SSE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY % SKY COVER.....20 19 18 17 22 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 44 51 56 61 62 RH..............67 60 48 40 32 31 DEWPOINT........30 31 32 32 31 31 20 FT WIND......SSE 10 SSE 16 SSE 18 SSE 17 SSE 20 SSE 20 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 25 29 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR GOOD EXCEL EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 1900 4100 4700 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 13 SSE 23 SSE 28 SSE 25 SSE 25 SSE 26 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 3 3 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...MJF REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.TALCO.01/FSD