127 FNUS73 KFSD 181422 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR DES MOINES RIVER PRAIRIE SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 922 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2016 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT A LITTLE FARTHER EAST TODAY...SWITCHING WINDS AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL STILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...AND SO DIRECTIONS MAY BE A BIT MORE VARIABLE AND INFLUENCED BY TERRAIN. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE WELL MIXED WITH ABUNDANT DRY AIR STILL IN PLACE...ALLOWING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL THEN STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS INCREASED SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ALSO BRING AN INCREASE IN DEW POINTS AND HUMIDITY VALUES FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC MCR % SKY COVER.....6 6 6 7 7 12 18 23 25 26 28 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 43 48 57 58 61 63 65 65 65 66 66 RH..............79 67 58 40 43 35 32 29 29 28 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR..WNW SW SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 5 6 5 3 3 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.8 3.4 5.0 5.6 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW S SSE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SSE SSE SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....17 10 8 10 15 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 62 55 50 48 47 RH..............29 35 53 66 71 76 20 FT WIND......SSE 6 SSE 6 SE 5 SSE 5 SSE 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....22 22 21 45 55 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 51 60 64 66 67 RH..............74 68 53 46 42 39 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 20 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...WEISSER REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20160518.COTTO.01/FSD