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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVERS LAKE...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
833 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...AVERAGING 15 TO 25
MPH BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE
LIKELY. RAINFALL CHANCES WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BUT
IF TRENDS IN THE MODELS AS WELL AS REALITY CONTINUE MAY NEED TO LOWER
THE CHANCES FOR RAINFALL. OTHERWISE JUST A STEADY INCREASE IN WINDS
AND CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE DAY.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY
% SKY COVER.....12  18  25  31  37  44  50  61  72  83  88  92
WEATHER COV.....                                SCT SCT SCT LKY
WEATHER TYPE....                                RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............44  49  54  59  63  65  66  67  67  67  67  67
RH..............74  64  56  48  43  40  39  38  39  40  41  42
DEWPOINT........36  38  39  40  40  40  40  41  41  42  43  43
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   12  15  17  18  17  17  18  20  21  20  18
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  20  25  30  25  25  30  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   0   10  30  40  50  70
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SSE SSE SSE SSE S   S   S   SSE SSE S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   16  23  26  28  26  25  26  28  30  32  35
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

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...RORY MARTINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.GROVE.01/FSD