FNUS73 KFSD 171220 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KIMBELL FAWKS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 720 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME BREEZY AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM. GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH AT THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVNEING. A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE AFTER DARK TONIGHT AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S TODAY WHILE INCREASING MOISTURE WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 40 PERCENT TODAY. WINDS WILL TURN WEST EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME NORTHWEST LATE MORNING. .REST OF TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....49 45 40 35 41 46 51 57 62 67 66 65 WEATHER COV.....ARS CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....FST RW RW RW RW TEMP............34 38 44 50 55 60 63 64 65 66 67 67 RH..............89 77 67 59 51 47 43 41 40 40 39 41 DEWPOINT........31 32 34 36 37 39 40 40 40 41 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 12 13 13 14 16 17 18 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 30 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX GD FR .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....63 76 84 87 75 56 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 59 56 53 52 49 RH..............46 57 68 77 86 93 DEWPOINT........43 44 45 46 47 47 20 FT WIND......S 16 SSE 17 S 17 SSW 18 SSW 17 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 25 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY % SKY COVER.....31 28 24 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 56 63 65 RH..............96 71 45 38 DEWPOINT........47 46 41 39 20 FT WIND......W 13G15 NW 13G15 NW 12G15 NNW 10G15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD 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...ISAAC HERUTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.KIMBE.01/FSD