FNUS73 KFSD 151253 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRCHNER PRAIRIE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 753 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH YOUR AREA THIS MORNING. THE 7 AM OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT IT WAS JUST GETTING THROUGH WORTHINGTON AS THEIR WINDS BECAME NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY SETTLE INTO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION BY MIDDAY AND WILL BECOME RATHER BRISK... AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE AS THE WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER ARE AVERAGING ABOUT 25 KNOTS. AND UPSTREAM FURTHER BEHIND THE FRONT...SITES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ARE ALREADY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. IT WILL BE A DRY FRONT...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD BY MIDDAY. LESS WIND WILL BE IN YOUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY...WITH DIRECTIONS CHANGING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....25 24 23 23 26 29 32 30 27 25 23 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 61 65 69 72 74 76 77 77 78 77 76 RH..............49 48 43 40 37 33 28 26 24 23 23 23 DEWPOINT........39 41 42 44 44 43 41 40 38 37 36 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SW WNW NNW NNW N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 8 12 15 17 20 21 21 20 18 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 3.0 4.4 5.0 5.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NNW NNW N N N N NNW N N TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 17 20 22 25 26 26 25 24 24 25 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....18 13 8 3 6 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 61 51 47 45 43 RH..............26 42 63 74 76 82 DEWPOINT........36 38 39 39 38 38 20 FT WIND......N 17 N 12 N 8 N 7 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........23 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.....11 13 16 18 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 56 66 72 76 77 RH..............76 51 34 27 23 23 DEWPOINT........38 38 37 36 36 36 20 FT WIND......NE 6 E 7 ESE 7 SE 8 SSE 10 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 3400 4500 5000 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 ENE 8 E 7 E 6 SE 6 S 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 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...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.KIRCH.01/FSD