FNUS73 KFSD 101118 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR ODDEN GPA...SD GF&P NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 618 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE RIDGE NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY SHOULD KEEP WINDS MORE MANAGEABLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY... ALTHOUGH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY. VERY DRY AIR REMAINS IN PLACE...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR 20 PERCENT EXPECTED. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH LOW LEVEL FLOW BRINGING HIGHER MOISTURE LEVELS BACK INTO THE REGION FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. CHANCES FOR AT LEAST SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....7 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FST FST TEMP............22 23 30 37 40 42 44 46 47 47 47 46 RH..............75 75 58 44 35 28 23 21 21 21 22 23 DEWPOINT........15 16 17 17 14 11 9 8 9 9 10 10 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD EX EX EX GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.1 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW N TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 14 17 18 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....11 11 12 12 12 12 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST TEMP............45 38 32 29 27 24 RH..............26 36 49 60 67 71 DEWPOINT........12 13 15 17 17 16 20 FT WIND......N 14 NNE 10 NE 7 ENE 7 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....12 13 13 13 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 37 46 53 RH..............68 42 32 27 DEWPOINT........15 16 18 19 20 FT WIND......E 6 ESE 8G10 SSE 8G10 SSE 12G15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR FAIR GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 2900 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 SE 9 SSE 9 SSE 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 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...JH REQUESTED BY...ANDY GABBERT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.ODDEN.01/FSD