FNUS73 KFSD 231246 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK LAKE WHITE WPA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 746 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY...TAKING ON A MORE EASTERLY COMPONENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. DRIER ALOFT WILL ALSO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...YIELDING DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 30S BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER OUT OF THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY...WITH INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR % SKY COVER.....16 14 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 50 52 54 57 59 62 63 64 65 65 64 RH..............83 75 68 61 54 46 41 37 35 33 33 34 DEWPOINT........43 42 42 41 40 39 38 37 37 36 36 36 20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR FR FR GD GD EX EX EX GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE NNE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE ENE TRANSP WIND SPD.25 24 24 24 23 23 23 21 20 18 17 16 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........81 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.....4 9 11 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 55 48 46 43 41 RH..............37 49 62 68 77 81 DEWPOINT........36 36 36 36 36 36 20 FT WIND......ENE 13 E 10 E 9 E 8 ESE 6 ESE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..ENE 16 E 13 E 12 E 9 ESE 7 ESE 6 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. 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.....10 17 28 41 56 71 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............44 53 62 66 68 68 RH..............77 56 43 39 38 39 DEWPOINT........37 38 39 41 41 42 20 FT WIND......ESE 7 SSE 13 SSE 16 SSE 18 SSE 20 SSE 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 25 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD EXCEL EXCEL EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 50 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 2900 3300 3800 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..ESE 8 SSE 16 S 24 SSE 26 S 28 S 29 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 2 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...JM REQUESTED BY...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130523.ELKLA.01/FSD