FNUS73 KFSD 101118 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SIOUX VALLEY...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 618 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING WILL TAKE ON MORE OF A WESTERLY COMPONENT AS WE HEAD INTO THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE ON THE POOR SIDE THIS MORNING...BUT BOTH SHOULD IMPROVE SOME BY LATE THIS MORNING AS DAYTIME HEATING HELPS MIX THINGS OUT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS LIKELY BEHIND IT...ALONG WITH A SCATTERED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR % SKY COVER.....5 7 9 10 12 14 16 19 21 24 22 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 42 45 48 51 55 58 60 62 63 63 63 RH..............85 79 76 71 68 61 57 53 50 48 48 48 DEWPOINT........35 36 38 39 41 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NNW NNW NW NW WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR GD .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....18 25 39 73 57 12 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............62 58 54 50 48 44 RH..............50 57 66 77 74 73 DEWPOINT........43 43 43 43 40 36 20 FT WIND......WNW 10 W 7 WNW 12 NNW 18 NNW 18 NNW 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 30 30 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........32 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.....9 14 19 24 21 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 45 49 51 53 54 RH..............70 55 44 39 35 32 DEWPOINT........32 30 28 27 26 25 20 FT WIND......NNW 18 NNW 22 NNW 24 NNW 25 NNW 25 NNW 24 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 35 35 35 35 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR EXCEL EXCEL EXCEL EXCEL EXCEL 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...CHENARD REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130510.SIOUX.01/FSD