FNUS73 KFSD 081245 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR WELCH LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 745 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE LIKELY LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC % SKY COVER.....56 68 76 82 88 93 95 96 94 91 86 80 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO LKY LKY LKY LKY SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............45 47 51 55 56 56 56 56 57 57 57 55 RH..............84 78 70 61 59 59 59 59 58 55 56 58 DEWPOINT........40 41 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 20 FT WIND DIR..W W WNW WNW WNW WNW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 14 17 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 23 22 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX GD GD .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....73 67 61 54 40 30 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............62 72 83 92 94 97 DEWPOINT........41 40 40 41 40 40 20 FT WIND......NNW 20 NW 13 NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NNW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.30 15 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR 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...MC REQUESTED BY...CHAD LORETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120508.WELCH.01/FSD