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FNUS53 KFSD 060929
FWFFSD

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
430 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2002

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM WESTERN KANSAS 
TO SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL NOT BE MOVING MUCH 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS BOUNDARY WILL SEPARATE BELOW NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE NORTH FROM WARMER 
TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH.

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-071100-
COTTONWOOD MN-JACKSON MN-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
PIPESTONE MN-ROCK MN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE MN...MARSHALL MN...PIPESTONE MN...
SLAYTON MN...WINDOM MN...WORTHINGTON MN
430 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2002

FIRE INDEX INFORMATION FOR 100 PM TODAY...
HAINES INDEX.......3 VERY LOW
MIXING LAYER.......2000 FEET
TRANSPORT WINDS....NORTHWEST 8 MPH
DISPERSION INDEX...16,000 FAIR

.TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY.

HIGH TEMPERATURE...65 TO 70
MINIMUM HUMIDITY...50 TO 60 PERCENT
20 FOOT WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY 
THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH.
HOURS OF SUN.......3 TO 5
PRECIPITATION......NONE

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

LOW TEMPERATURE....LOWER TO MID 40S.
MAXIMUM HUMIDITY...80 TO 90 PERCENT
20 FOOT WIND.......NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH
PRECIPITATION......LESS THAN 0.10 INCH

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. MUCH COOLER AND BREEZY.

HIGH TEMPERATURE...48 TO 53
MINIMUM HUMIDITY...75 TO 85 PERCENT
20 FOOT WIND.......NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH
HOURS OF SUN.......0 TO 2
PRECIPITATION......0.25 TO 0.49 INCH

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 
IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 55 TO 60.
.FRIDAY...INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 60.

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