FNUS73 KFSD 041247 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTOPHERSON SLOUGH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 747 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WELL TO THE WEST IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AT THIS TIME. THAT ACTIVITY SHOULD DIE OFF BEFORE IT HITS YOUR AREA. SO THEREFORE YOUR RAINFALL CHANCES SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL TONIGHT. IT APPEARS WINDS WILL MAINTAIN AND EASTERLY DIRECTION TODAY...PROBABLY GOING A BIT SOUTH OF EAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION. IF ANY RAINFALL LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SNEAK INTO YOUR LOCATION IN THE AFTERNOON...I WILL GIVE YOU A CALL. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....33 38 43 47 44 41 38 46 54 61 64 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 61 63 65 69 72 75 78 80 81 81 80 RH..............81 84 84 84 76 68 64 58 54 53 53 54 DEWPOINT........54 56 58 60 61 61 62 62 62 62 62 62 20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE E E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD EX EX GD FR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.8 2.5 3.2 4.0 4.8 5.6 3.8 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E E E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 15 16 17 17 17 18 20 20 18 17 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....70 68 66 65 66 68 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............78 72 67 64 63 62 RH..............58 73 87 97 100 100 DEWPOINT........62 63 63 63 63 62 20 FT WIND......ESE 14 ESE 12 ESE 9 SE 7 ESE 7 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....70 69 67 66 67 69 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 64 68 73 76 78 RH..............100 93 84 71 64 60 DEWPOINT........62 62 63 63 63 63 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 8 ENE 9 ENE 10 ENE 13 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 600 1400 2200 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 9 E 9 ENE 12 E 20 E 23 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...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120504.CHRIS.01/FSD