FNUS73 KFSD 171157 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 657 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM. A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE AFTER DARK TONIGHT AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS MINNESOTA. DUE TO THE INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S...AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 40 PERCENT TODAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC % SKY COVER.....51 45 39 33 37 42 46 46 46 46 49 51 WEATHER COV.....ARS SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....FST RW RW RW RW TEMP............32 36 42 48 52 57 60 61 62 64 64 65 RH..............92 82 68 59 53 47 46 45 43 44 44 44 DEWPOINT........30 31 32 34 36 37 39 40 40 41 42 43 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 13 14 15 15 15 16 17 18 17 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 30 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD EX EX GD FR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.4 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 3.2 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 15 20 22 21 20 17 18 20 21 20 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....54 70 83 94 71 48 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 59 54 52 49 47 RH..............48 59 70 78 81 87 DEWPOINT........44 45 45 45 44 43 20 FT WIND......S 14 SSE 14 S 14 SW 14 WSW 14 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY % SKY COVER.....25 23 21 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 52 58 60 RH..............93 69 52 44 DEWPOINT........43 42 40 38 20 FT WIND......WNW 12G15 NNW 12G15 N 9G10 N 9G10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 4200 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..WNW 14 NNW 16 N 15 N 10 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...SCHMIT REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.FOX__.01/FSD