FNUS73 KFSD 181438 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 938 AM CDT WED APR 18 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH MILD TEMPERATURES REACHING THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH AND SWITCH DIRECTION FROM THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH MID DAY ON THURSDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL KEEP HUMIDITY QUITE HIGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. .REST OF TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC MC % SKY COVER.....75 80 79 78 76 70 58 47 49 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 49 51 53 55 56 57 59 60 59 RH..............93 77 69 61 55 50 48 46 44 45 DEWPOINT........43 42 41 40 39 38 38 38 38 38 20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NW NNW NNW NW NNW N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR FR GD GD GD FR FR FR FR .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....54 74 81 91 96 99 WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 55 52 50 49 47 RH..............46 52 60 66 72 81 DEWPOINT........38 38 38 39 40 41 20 FT WIND......ENE 7 E 9 E 10 E 14 E 16 ENE 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR 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...FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120418.TAYLO.01/FSD