FNUS73 KFSD 251311 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR ORWIG TRACT...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 811 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM TEMPERATURES AGAIN TODAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF RAIN. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....77 74 71 68 62 56 50 47 44 41 41 40 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............58 62 67 71 74 77 79 81 82 82 81 79 RH..............75 65 56 48 41 35 31 29 29 28 29 31 DEWPOINT........50 50 50 50 49 47 46 46 46 46 46 46 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE S SSW WSW WNW NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 13 15 17 20 21 22 22 21 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.4 2.5 3.7 5.2 6.8 8.4 6.1 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSW SW WSW WNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 14 18 23 28 30 29 28 26 23 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........93 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.....40 41 42 43 44 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 67 58 55 52 49 RH..............33 49 69 77 83 89 DEWPOINT........46 47 48 48 47 46 20 FT WIND......NNW 18 NNW 14 N 10 N 12 N 12 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 20 15 15 15 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....46 52 58 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 57 59 RH..............89 71 55 45 DEWPOINT........45 44 41 38 20 FT WIND......NNE 15G20 NE 17G25 ENE 16G25 ENE 15G20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD 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...CJ REQUESTED BY...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.ORWIG.04/FSD