FNUS73 KFSD 101423 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKEREL LAKE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 923 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH INCREASING SUNSHINE. WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING INTO THE 40S. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH BEHIND IT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER DAY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH A STRONG WARMING TREND EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....29 29 30 31 26 22 18 18 19 20 18 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 43 47 50 53 56 59 62 64 65 65 64 RH..............85 81 76 71 66 61 57 52 49 48 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MC MC MC MC PC MCR % SKY COVER.....14 18 20 21 20 35 63 63 69 64 43 20 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW TEMP............63 61 59 57 55 53 51 51 50 49 47 45 RH..............50 53 55 59 64 69 74 71 68 68 68 70 20 FT WIND DIR..NW WNW W W WNW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 6 6 7 9 12 15 20 22 22 21 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 25 30 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....7 9 12 14 16 19 21 20 19 18 16 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 45 47 50 52 53 54 55 55 56 56 56 RH..............68 62 56 46 41 39 36 35 35 34 32 32 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NW NNW NNW 20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 23 24 25 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX 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...WILLIAMS REQUESTED BY...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130510.PICKE.01/FSD