FNUS73 KFSD 041238 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER MARION...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 738 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. RIGHT NOW...INDICATIONS ARE THAT THOSE STORMS WILL DIE OFF BEFORE THEY REACH THE MARION AREA. BUT ELEVATED LIGHTER TYPE SHOWERS ARE ALWAYS A CONCERN AHEAD OF THE MAIN COMPLEX...SUCH AS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN CHARLES MIX COUNTY. THEREFORE IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO STAY IN CONTACT CONCERNING THE TRACK OF THE RAINFALL. BECAUSE OF THE STORMS TO THE WEST...I DID RAISE CLOUD COVER FOR THE MORNING HOURS. SO I BELIEVE SKY CONDITIONS WILL PROBABLY BE MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING AND PARTLY CLOUDY TO PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION LOOKS GOOD AND 20 FOOT WIND DIRECTIONS WILL FAVOR AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION IN THE LATE MORNING...BECOMING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. SO ONCE AGAIN...RAINFALL CHANCES ARE THE TRICKIEST ELEMENT TODAY. HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN BY THE TIME IT GETS TO MARION. /MJF .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC MC MC % SKY COVER.....14 34 53 73 69 65 61 57 53 48 54 60 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............59 60 63 67 70 74 77 80 82 83 83 82 RH..............80 84 81 78 73 64 60 54 53 51 51 51 DEWPOINT........53 55 57 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 63 62 20 FT WIND DIR..E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX GD FR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.0 3.2 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.4 3.9 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 16 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 16 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63. 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.....66 61 57 52 52 52 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............80 75 69 65 64 62 RH..............54 64 78 90 93 100 DEWPOINT........62 62 62 62 62 62 20 FT WIND......SE 9 ESE 7 ESE 5 ESE 3 E 3 ENE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........60 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.....51 53 54 56 57 59 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 66 72 76 79 80 RH..............100 90 76 69 62 60 DEWPOINT........61 63 64 65 65 65 20 FT WIND......NE 5 ENE 8 E 10 E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR GOOD EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 900 2200 3900 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 ENE 8 E 16 E 26 E 23 E 23 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 3 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...JEFF MEADOWS MJF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120504.MILLE.03/FSD