FNUS73 KFSD 131253
FWSFSD

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPASS PRAIRIE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
753 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH TODAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BE EVEN
STRONGER...AND THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND
LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL YIELD AN EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR
% SKY COVER.....65  66  67  68  63  59  54  50  45  41  30  20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  50  55  59  63  68  72  75  78  81  82  82
RH..............41  42  40  39  38  34  34  31  28  25  24  25
DEWPOINT........25  28  31  34  37  39  42  42  42  42  42  43
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SSW SSW SW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  15  17  18  20  20  21  21  21  20  16
20 FT WIND GUST.    15  20  25  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  25
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  EX  EX  GD  FR

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...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.COMPA.01/FSD