FNUS73 KFSD 241120 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR HANSEN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 620 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BE JUST TO THE WEST OF THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL MEAN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH STRONGER WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL GENERALLY BE EAST OR EAST SOUTHEAST. THIS AFTERNOON WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH OUT OF THE EAST SOUTHEAST AND THEN GRADUALLY VEER TO SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WITH A STRONG INVERSION IN PLACE THIS MORNING...THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE BELOW 1000 FEET UNTIL NOON OR 1 PM. AS THE MIXING HEIGHTS RISE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....17 21 25 29 32 35 38 40 41 42 42 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 48 55 63 68 72 76 79 81 82 82 81 RH..............93 80 61 48 40 37 33 30 29 29 31 32 DEWPOINT........41 42 42 43 43 44 45 45 46 47 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE E NE NE ENE ENE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 1 3 6 9 10 10 10 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....43 45 46 46 44 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 71 66 63 62 58 RH..............35 46 54 60 62 69 DEWPOINT........49 49 49 49 49 48 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SSE 10 SSE 10 S 9 S 9 SSW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....38 40 42 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 73 83 83 RH..............69 40 28 28 DEWPOINT........48 47 47 47 20 FT WIND......WSW 8G10 WNW 12G15 NNW 14G20 NNW 14G20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR GOOD 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...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.HANSE.01/FSD