FNUS73 KFSD 301311 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR NEAL S MOUNTAIN...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 811 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRATUS...FOG AND A FAIRLY WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP MIXING HEIGHTS FAIRLY LOW THIS MORNING...BUT A STRENGTHENING SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALLOW FOR DECENT MIXING AND WARMER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WARMER AND WINDIER CONDITIONS ARE ON TAP FOR TUESDAY ALONG WITH A THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW SEVERE MAINLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK LOOKS WARM WITH OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CDY PC PC PC PC PC MC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....100 26 29 31 39 47 55 50 46 41 38 36 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG TEMP............45 47 50 56 62 65 68 70 71 72 72 71 RH..............93 93 89 74 63 59 54 50 47 44 44 45 DEWPOINT........43 45 47 48 49 50 51 51 50 49 49 49 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 7 7 8 10 13 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 20 20 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SSW SSW SSW SSW S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 9 10 12 12 12 13 15 16 18 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....33 34 35 35 67 85 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 65 61 59 58 56 RH..............47 57 68 75 80 90 DEWPOINT........49 49 50 51 52 53 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 16 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 4 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....90 74 51 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 65 78 83 RH..............93 81 56 49 DEWPOINT........54 59 61 62 20 FT WIND......S 14G20 S 17G25 S 21G30 S 22G30 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...BT REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MOATS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.NEALS.01/FSD