FNUS73 KFSD 031600 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR YAGER SLOUGH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1100 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WINDS...ALBEIT NOT REAL STRONG...ARE A LITTLE TRICKY TODAY IN YOUR AREA. THERE IS A WIND SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WHICH IS TRYING TO PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA. HOWEVER...ALL INDICATIONS ARE IS THAT THIS BOUNDARY WILL LOSE ITS PUSH SOUTHWARD AND STALL OUT RIGHT IN YOUR AREA...WHICH MAY PRODUCE VERY LIGHT WINDS. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL PROBABLY TRY TO GO TO THE NORTHWEST OR CLOSE TO IT...BUT AGAIN SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT AND LOCAL WIND DIRECTIONS MAY BE GOVERNED BY TERRAIN SOMEWHAT. TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTIONS ARE ALSO PROBLEMATIC...IN THAT THEY MAY EVENTUALLY GO SOUTH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FROM A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT MIDDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THAT STALLED WIND SHIFT BOUNDARY...BUT WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED. SMOKE DISPERSION IS PRIMARILY FAIR TO GOOD THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS MORE THAN STRONG WINDS. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....46 46 50 50 50 50 50 49 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............74 77 79 80 81 82 83 82 RH..............62 56 52 51 51 49 46 47 DEWPOINT........60 60 60 60 61 61 60 60 20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WNW NW WNW W W WNW N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 3 2 2 3 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR FR GD EX GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.0 2.7 3.9 5.1 6.3 5.5 4.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N NE ESE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 7 8 12 14 14 13 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....49 47 44 42 49 55 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 69 63 61 59 58 RH..............51 70 85 87 85 86 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 ENE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....62 57 53 48 51 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 63 70 76 79 81 RH..............88 81 72 60 56 53 DEWPOINT........55 57 60 61 62 62 20 FT WIND......ENE 8 E 8 E 9 ESE 9 ESE 9 ESE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 1600 3200 4400 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..ENE 9 E 13 ESE 14 S 10 SSE 9 SSE 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...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120503.YAGER.01/FSD