FNUS73 KFSD 141324 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KING 1...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 824 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... RED FLAG WARNING STILL LOOKS WARRANTED FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF COOL FRONT WILL SWITCH TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN AS STRONG. ALONG WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...AS DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM AIR ALOFT MIXES TO THE SURFACE. AREAS RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT MAY NOT SEE AS SUSTAINED A PERIOD OF RED FLAG CRITERIA DUE TO MOISTURE POOLING AND LIGHTER/LESS GUSTY WINDS WITHIN THE FRONTAL ZONE...BUT SHOULD STILL REACH CRITERIA AT TIMES. RECENT GREENING OF COOL SEASON GRASSES MAY SLOW FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE AREA...BUT ANY FIRES THAT DO IGNITE WILL SPREAD VERY QUICKLY IN THE LINGERING DORMANT TALL GRASSES. AT 8 AM THE COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PROGRESSING EASTWARD. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98. MIN HUMIDITY........17 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.....4 8 13 17 16 14 12 16 20 23 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 67 74 80 84 88 91 93 95 95 94 92 RH..............78 63 51 42 34 27 22 19 17 17 19 21 DEWPOINT........52 54 55 55 53 50 47 45 44 44 45 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW WSW W NW WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 13 15 18 23 26 28 26 20 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 25 30 35 35 35 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SSW SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 14 20 26 32 35 36 36 33 29 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....24 20 16 12 13 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 75 66 63 59 55 RH..............24 39 51 54 59 66 DEWPOINT........48 48 47 47 45 44 20 FT WIND......WNW 18 NW 15 NW 14 NNW 12 NNW 10 NNW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....16 24 33 41 38 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 62 69 73 73 74 RH..............65 53 41 35 35 34 DEWPOINT........44 45 44 44 44 45 20 FT WIND......NNW 9 N 10 N 10 N 8 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR FAIR 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...BUSS REQUESTED BY...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130514.KING1.01/FSD