FNUS73 KFSD 171134 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF LAKE SW...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 634 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 UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES...AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 40 PERCENT TODAY. .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.......MC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....51 45 38 32 39 47 54 57 59 62 63 63 WEATHER COV.....ARS CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....FST RW RW RW RW TEMP............34 38 43 49 54 59 62 64 65 66 67 67 RH..............92 82 69 58 50 46 42 40 40 39 39 40 DEWPOINT........32 33 34 35 36 38 39 39 40 40 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 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 20 25 25 30 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX GD FR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 1.0 1.3 2.6 3.9 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 3.4 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SSW S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 15 18 18 18 18 20 22 23 22 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .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 CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....64 75 83 88 70 51 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 59 54 52 51 49 RH..............43 57 73 82 85 91 DEWPOINT........42 44 46 47 47 47 20 FT WIND......S 15 SSE 17 SSE 20 SSW 20 SSW 17 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 25 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 30 60 60 60 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...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.WOLFL.01/FSD