FNUS73 KFSD 261237 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KONTZ EAST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 737 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY TURN EASTERLY AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE WITH RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TOMORROW WITH EVEN STRONGER EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....28 23 18 13 19 25 31 34 37 40 45 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 46 47 49 51 53 55 56 56 56 56 55 RH..............73 65 60 54 49 44 38 35 34 32 32 32 DEWPOINT........35 35 34 33 33 32 30 29 28 27 27 26 20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NE NE NE ENE ENE ENE E E E ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.2 2.7 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE ENE E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.24 23 21 20 18 17 16 16 16 17 20 22 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....55 62 69 76 84 92 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 50 46 44 42 40 RH..............35 41 51 60 70 76 DEWPOINT........26 27 29 31 33 33 20 FT WIND......ESE 17 ESE 16 ESE 16 ESE 16 ESE 18 ESE 20 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD FAIR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1200 300 300 700 900 TRANSPORT WIND..ESE 23 ESE 21 ESE 17 ESE 18 ESE 29 ESE 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 2 2 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............38 44 45 43 RH..............79 70 68 79 DEWPOINT........32 35 35 37 20 FT WIND......ESE 21G30 ESE 23G30 ESE 28G35 ESE 25G35 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR 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...BT REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.KONTZ.01/FSD