FNUS73 KFSD 211259 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR BROKEN KETTLE GRASSLANDS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 759 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 .DISCUSSION... LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR GENERALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 EARLY THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY WILL BE MAINLY DRY AND COOLER WITH WINDS NOT AS STRONG...THOUGH STILL BREEZY FROM THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR EASTWARD. DRY AND MUCH WARMER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CDY MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....97 85 73 62 50 38 26 28 30 31 33 35 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............44 46 47 50 55 59 63 65 66 66 66 64 RH..............76 71 68 66 59 52 46 40 35 32 31 34 DEWPOINT........37 37 37 39 40 42 42 40 37 35 35 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSW SSW SW W WNW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 21 22 22 20 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR FR FR FR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.4 4.5 6.6 8.7 6.5 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSW SSW SW W W WNW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 25 24 22 20 20 25 32 38 39 38 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....36 31 25 19 21 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 57 51 46 43 41 RH..............38 45 55 68 75 81 DEWPOINT........36 35 36 36 36 36 20 FT WIND......NW 17 NW 12 NNW 9 NNW 10 NNW 9 NNW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SUNDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....24 28 31 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 47 55 61 RH..............84 65 47 35 DEWPOINT........36 36 36 33 20 FT WIND......NNW 10 NNW 13G15 NNW 14G20 NNW 15G20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR EXCEL EXCEL 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...WEISSER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MOATS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120421.BROKE.01/FSD