FNUS73 KFSD 231133 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR DES MOINES RIVER S...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 633 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BRISK NORTH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL TURN CLOCKWISE THROUGHOUT THE DAY BECOMING EASTERLY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEALTH OF DRY AIR ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN FROM ALOFT TODAY...DROPPING DEW POINTS INTO THE 30S AND RH VALUES TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. RAIN CHANCES WILL CREEP BACK INTO THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS SOUTHERLY WINDS DRAW MOISTURE INTO THE REGION INTERACTING WITH A BOUNDARY ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR % SKY COVER.....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 45 48 52 55 57 59 61 62 63 63 62 RH..............96 89 78 67 58 50 44 39 36 33 33 35 DEWPOINT........42 42 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 35 35 20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE ENE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD EX GD GD GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 2.0 3.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE ENE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 18 21 22 22 21 20 18 16 16 16 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....3 8 10 10 10 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 53 47 45 42 41 RH..............38 51 66 71 80 82 DEWPOINT........35 35 36 36 36 36 20 FT WIND......ENE 12 E 9 E 7 ESE 6 ESE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..ENE 15 E 12 E 8 ESE 7 ESE 5 SE 5 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....11 18 28 41 58 75 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 53 62 65 66 67 RH..............74 53 41 38 38 39 DEWPOINT........36 37 38 39 40 41 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SSE 13 SSE 15 SSE 15 SSE 16 SSE 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 25 25 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD 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...BT REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130523.DESMO.01/FSD