FNUS73 KFSD 161238 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSBURG 26 PB...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 738 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH APPEAR LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. UNTIL THE RAIN BEGINS LATER THIS EVENING...MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT AS LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING BECOME MORE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THE THUNDERSTORMS EXIT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FRIDAY MORNING... MOST AREAS WILL SEE VERY LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S AND 80S...HOWEVER MORE ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS HIGHER THAN RECENT DAYS...GENERALLY IN THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE. PERIODIC RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....18 25 32 40 42 45 48 54 60 66 72 77 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW TEMP............51 58 64 71 74 77 79 80 80 81 82 80 RH..............70 58 49 39 34 30 27 26 26 26 26 29 DEWPOINT........42 43 45 45 44 43 42 42 42 43 44 44 20 FT WIND DIR..W WSW SSE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 5 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....83 90 95 98 99 100 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 71 66 63 61 60 RH..............32 42 54 65 70 78 DEWPOINT........45 47 49 51 51 53 20 FT WIND......ESE 12 ESE 8 ESE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....100 95 90 85 78 71 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 67 73 77 79 80 RH..............78 65 55 50 47 44 DEWPOINT........54 55 56 57 57 56 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SSE 13 S 15 S 15 S 13 SSE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD EXCEL EXCEL GOOD 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...AEB REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130516.PETER.01/FSD