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FWSFSD

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSBURG 26 PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
818 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY...WHILE 
LOW PRESSURE FORMS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PLAINS. THIS MEANS LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS EARLY TODAY WILL BECOME AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION
AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES...AND REMAINING THAT WAY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL LIKELY SETTLE INTO A 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. IF THE FUELS ARE CURED...SMOKE 
DISPERSAL WILL REACH THE GOOD CATEGORY BY NOON. IF THE THERE IS
SOME GREEN IN THE FUELS...THE MIXING POTENTIAL WILL BE HINDERED.
IT LOOKS LIKE RAINY ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. 
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
SKY COVER.......PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  
% SKY COVER.....31  37  38  39  35  31  25  18  19  21  23  26  
WEATHER COV.....                                                
WEATHER TYPE....                                                
TEMP............49  51  54  56  58  60  63  66  70  71  72  72  
RH..............63  58  64  59  51  46  38  33  29  27  26  27  
DEWPOINT........37  37  42  42  40  39  37  36  36  35  35  36  
20 FT WIND DIR..W   WSW W   SSW SSE SE  ESE ESE ESE ESE SE  ESE 
20 FT WIND SPD..1   3   1   6   9   10  12  13  13  14  14  14  
20 FT WIND GUST.    5           10      15  15  15  20  20  20  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  GD  GD  GD  GD  EX  GD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 2.0 3.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.1 4.1 
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW S   S   SSE SSE SE  ESE ESE ESE SE  SE  SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3   6   9   13  15  15  15  15  15  16  17  18  
HAINES INDEX....4   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. 
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. 

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  
% SKY COVER.....30     41     56     70     80     87     
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE 
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR 
TEMP............71     65     59     56     55     53     
RH..............29     37     49     57     64     71     
DEWPOINT........37     38     40     41     43     44     
20 FT WIND......ESE 14 ESE 12 ESE 10 ESE 12 ESE 13 ESE 15 
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     15     20     
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD   FAIR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     20     20     50     
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   1400   300    300    300    300    
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21  ESE 18 ESE 12 ESE 12 ESE 15 ESE 17 
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3      

.MONDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. 
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. 

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY 
% SKY COVER.....94     97     97     98     98     96     
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY 
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR 
TEMP............53     54     57     60     62     64     
RH..............80     84     80     76     72     69     
DEWPOINT........47     49     51     52     53     54     
20 FT WIND......ESE 16 ESE 17 ESE 18 ESE 21 ESE 21 ESE 21 
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     30     30     30     30     
SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR   POOR   POOR   FAIR   FAIR   GOOD   
CHC OF PCPN (%).70     90     50     50     60     70     
MIX HGT (FT)....300    300    400    700    1100   1500   
TRANSPORT WIND..ESE 17 ESE 22 ESE 30 ESE 32 ESE 33 ESE 33 
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...MJF
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20160508.PETER.01/FSD