FNUS73 KFSD 241118 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR DES MOINES RIVER S...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 618 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STOUT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. A BAND OF LIGHT SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE SPOT FORECAST REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC CDY % SKY COVER.....9 14 18 23 28 32 37 51 65 79 84 90 WEATHER COV..... ISO SCT SCT SCT LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............44 48 53 58 61 64 66 67 68 68 67 66 RH..............78 70 61 52 47 42 39 38 38 39 42 45 DEWPOINT........38 39 40 41 41 41 40 41 41 42 43 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 12 14 16 17 16 16 17 18 20 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR GD GD GD GD EX EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 70 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.2 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S SSE SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 17 23 28 28 26 25 26 29 30 29 26 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....95 96 98 99 95 92 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 61 58 57 55 53 RH..............48 60 69 77 83 89 DEWPOINT........45 47 48 50 50 50 20 FT WIND......SSE 17 SE 16 SE 16 SSE 16 SSE 13 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 70 50 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 24 SE 20 SE 18 SSE 18 SSE 15 SE 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....88 86 83 81 88 91 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 55 57 58 60 59 RH..............89 86 83 83 78 78 DEWPOINT........50 51 52 53 53 52 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 13 SE 14 ESE 14 ESE 14 ESE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 500 800 1100 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 15 SE 16 SE 16 SE 21 SE 21 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 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 20130524.DESMO.01/FSD