FNUS73 KFSD 141348 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRCHNER PRAIRIE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 748 AM CST WED NOV 14 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND MILD WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DIP AS LOW AS 40 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN TURN WEST AND NORTHWEST AROUND DAYBREAK ON THURSDAY. LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY EVENING...THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. .REST OF TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC MC % SKY COVER.....18 20 22 25 29 33 38 43 48 51 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............33 35 38 40 43 47 50 51 50 47 43 RH..............76 69 62 58 53 45 42 40 42 48 58 DEWPOINT........26 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 12 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....55 57 57 56 55 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 36 35 33 33 32 RH..............67 73 74 79 79 82 DEWPOINT........29 29 28 27 27 28 20 FT WIND......SSE 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 SSW 9 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....50 45 37 29 20 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 32 38 45 48 43 RH..............87 84 68 52 46 52 DEWPOINT........28 28 28 28 28 27 20 FT WIND......W 7 WNW 10 NW 13 NNW 14 NNW 15 NNW 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR 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...HANKO REQUESTED BY...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121114.KIRCH.01/FSD