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FNUS73 KFSD 161305
FWSFSD

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUTTLE WMA...IOWA DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
805 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL
BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. GOOD COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE
LIKELY ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA...WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF A QUARTER INCH APPEAR LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. UNTIL THE RAIN
BEGINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING..MIXING AND SMOKE
DISPERSAL SHOULD BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT AS LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING
BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

AFTER THE THUNDERSTORMS EXIT FRIDAY MORNING...MOST AREAS WILL SEE
VERY LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S AND 80S...HOWEVER MORE
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS
HIGHER THAN RECENT DAYS...GENERALLY IN THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE.
PERIODIC RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
% SKY COVER.....32  36  41  46  51  56  61  66  71  76  81  87
WEATHER COV.....                                ISO SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....                                RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............54  59  65  72  75  78  80  81  81  81  81  79
RH..............66  60  51  41  37  33  30  30  31  31  32  35
DEWPOINT........43  45  47  47  47  47  46  47  47  48  49  49
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   5   7   9   10  10  12  13  13  14  13  13
20 FT WIND GUST.5           10      15  15  15  15  20  20  15
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  EX  EX  EX  EX  GD

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
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.....92     92     94     98     94     94
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............76     70     67     64     62     61
RH..............40     51     61     73     81     87
DEWPOINT........50     51     53     55     56     57
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 10  SE 9   SE 10  SE 9   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10            10     10
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

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...AEB
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS LARUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.TUTTL.01/FSD