FNUS73 KFSD 161305 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR PEKERING...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 805 AM CDT SUN SEP 16 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TODAY...BRINGING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...TRENDING TO NORTHEASTERLY AND PICKING UP A BIT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY...REACHING AROUND 25 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........29 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 MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....20 22 23 25 27 29 31 39 47 55 67 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 58 63 68 71 75 78 80 80 79 78 76 RH..............61 53 45 39 35 30 27 25 24 25 27 30 DEWPOINT........39 40 41 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W WNW NNW N ENE E E E E ENE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 12 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 15 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.4 3.9 4.4 3.5 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NNW N NNE ENE E E E E E NE TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 3 6 9 12 13 13 13 13 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....92 84 89 97 85 73 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 64 56 52 48 45 RH..............35 48 69 83 93 96 DEWPOINT........44 44 46 47 46 44 20 FT WIND......NE 16 NNE 20 NNE 18 NNE 14 N 14 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 25 20 20 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD FAIR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 70 50 50 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1500 1700 2000 1000 400 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18 NNE 35 NNE 39 NNE 31 N 21 N 13 HAINES INDEX....6 5 4 3 2 2 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...JMEADOWS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120916.PEKER.01/FSD