FNUS73 KFSD 031841 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR JERRY SCHOTZKO...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 141 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY HAS STALLED OUT IN EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR THIS BOUNDARY...SKY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE PARTLY SUNNY WITH PLENTY OF STRATUS AND CUMULUS CLOUDS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. IN ADDITION...THE BOUNDARY HAS ALLOWED MOISTURE TO POOL NEAR THE SURFACE KEEPING HUMIDITY CONDITIONS RATHER HIGH. LASTLY...WINDS ARE DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN JACKSON MN AND SPENCER IA...WIND SPEEDS LOOK TO BE LIGHT WITH DIRECTIONS WHICH SHOULD TRY TO FAVOR A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. SPEEDS WILL LIKELY HOVER AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH...ALTHOUGH RIGHT NOW ESTERVILLE IS DEAD CALM. TO THE SOUTH...SPENCER IA WINDS ARE FROM THE LIGHT SOUTHWEST...SO THE BOUNDARY WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO THIS BURN SITE. LATE TODAY...THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM DUE TO THE BOUNDARY...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE LIMITED. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....50 57 63 69 64 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............75 77 78 78 78 RH..............69 64 62 60 58 DEWPOINT........82 64 64 63 62 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW N N NNE NNE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 7 4 20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD EX GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 5.1 6.3 5.4 4.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW SSW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 14 14 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....59 59 52 39 45 52 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD AREAS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............78 72 67 62 60 59 RH..............56 66 78 84 82 86 DEWPOINT........61 60 60 57 55 55 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 6 ENE 5 ENE 5 ENE 5 ENE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 0 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....58 51 47 45 50 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 64 69 73 77 79 RH..............85 79 73 66 58 54 DEWPOINT........55 57 60 61 61 61 20 FT WIND......ENE 8 ENE 9 E 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 1600 3200 4300 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..ENE 8 E 13 ESE 14 S 10 SSE 9 SE 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 4 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...MJF REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120503.JERRY.01/FSD