FNUS73 KFSD 091149 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAN LAKE W...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 649 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO WEST THEN SOUTHWEST VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THURSDAY WILL BE MUCH WARMER WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS PICKING UP IN THE AFTERNOON. NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL COME ON LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CDY MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....92 84 77 69 62 54 47 46 46 46 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 49 49 53 55 56 57 59 60 62 63 63 RH..............83 83 85 74 68 64 59 54 52 48 46 46 DEWPOINT........44 44 45 45 45 44 43 43 42 42 42 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW WNW WNW W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.9 4.0 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NNW NNW N N NNW NNW NNW NW WNW W WSW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....44 35 26 16 15 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 58 53 50 48 47 RH..............48 55 66 74 80 82 DEWPOINT........42 42 42 42 42 42 20 FT WIND......SSW 3 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 1900 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 S 3 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....14 14 14 15 14 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 58 67 72 75 77 RH..............77 63 50 42 39 38 DEWPOINT........42 45 48 48 49 50 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 12 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD EXCEL EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 2300 4000 4600 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 17 S 22 S 20 S 21 S 23 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 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...JM REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.SWANL.01/FSD