FNUS73 KFSD 231234 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KNODEL GPA...SD GAME FISH AND PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 734 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AS HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE AREA CONTINUES TO DRIFT SOUTH THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST... AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FROM THAT DIRECTION MOST OF THE DAY. THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. WITH A STRONG EARLY DAY INVERSION...LOWER LOCATIONS WILL HAVE TO EVAPORATE SOME EARLY MORNING DEW...AND IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE UNTIL AROUND 11 AM BEFORE SMOKE DISPERSION BECOMES GOOD FROM COMBINATION OF INCREASED MIXED LAYER AND INCREASING WINDS. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....0 1 5 10 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 40 47 54 59 62 65 67 68 70 71 71 RH..............88 79 60 48 42 38 35 33 32 30 30 31 DEWPOINT........33 34 34 35 36 36 37 37 37 37 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.7 2.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....12 9 7 5 5 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 63 57 55 53 50 RH..............33 44 57 64 69 77 DEWPOINT........40 41 42 43 43 43 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 9 S 8 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 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...CHAPMAN REQUESTED BY...RYAN WENDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.KNODE.01/FSD