FNUS73 KFSD 041013 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SLAUGHTER SLOUGH DOVRAY STRUCTURE SITE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 513 AM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. ANY SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY NOON. SKIES WILL THEN CLEAR BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTING THROUGH 7 PM BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....97 89 82 74 65 57 51 48 46 45 43 41 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............64 63 64 66 69 72 75 77 78 78 78 77 RH..............84 90 87 84 73 64 55 48 45 43 43 47 DEWPOINT........59 60 60 61 60 59 58 56 55 54 54 55 20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NW NW NW NW NW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 18 18 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 20 20 25 25 30 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.9 3.6 4.3 5.0 4.9 4.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW NW NW NW NW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 21 23 24 23 21 18 20 22 23 24 24 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR % SKY COVER.....36 19 9 8 6 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 69 63 60 57 54 RH..............50 59 67 72 77 83 DEWPOINT........55 54 52 51 50 49 20 FT WIND......WNW 14 WNW 14 NW 13 NW 12 NW 10 WNW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SUNDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR % SKY COVER.....3 4 6 7 6 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 61 68 72 75 76 RH..............80 67 54 48 43 43 DEWPOINT........48 50 51 51 51 52 20 FT WIND......WNW 8 NNW 10 NNW 10 NW 8 WNW 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2400 3900 4800 4800 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..WNW 9 NNW 15 NNW 16 NW 13 WNW 12 W 9 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 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...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120804.SLAUG.01/FSD