FNUS73 KFSD 121311 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLESON HOGSBACK WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 811 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL WORK EASTWARD THIS MORNING...POTENTIALLY REACHING THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA BY 11 AM CDT. DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL INITIALLY PREVENT RAINFALL ACCUMULATION...BUT SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE CONSISTENT BY 1 TO 2 PM CDT. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY % SKY COVER.....11 25 39 52 66 79 92 95 97 99 99 100 WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............32 35 39 45 51 54 56 58 59 59 59 58 RH..............56 54 47 39 32 31 30 29 29 30 33 37 DEWPOINT........18 20 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 14 15 16 16 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 16 18 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 52 50 50 48 47 RH..............43 54 63 68 80 86 DEWPOINT........34 36 38 40 42 43 20 FT WIND......SE 20 SE 17 SE 17 SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL GOOD FAIR POOR POOR FAIR CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 60 100 100 80 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1500 600 600 600 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 26 SE 28 SE 29 SSE 29 SSE 29 SSE 28 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....100 100 97 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR TEMP............47 51 58 60 RH..............89 86 75 75 DEWPOINT........44 47 50 52 20 FT WIND......SE 18G30 SSE 20G30 S 18G30 S 17G25 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 10 40 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...LAFLIN REQUESTED BY...RORY MARTINSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120412.KETTL.01/FSD