533  
FNUS73 KFSD 231234  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLINOSO WMA...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
734 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL PEAK AT ABOUT 54 DEGREES F. DEW POINTS  
CURRENTLY RESIDE AROUND 30 DEGREES F BUT LOOK TO MOISTEN A LITTLE  
BIT UP TO ABOUT 33 TO 34 DEGREES F THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THIS  
WILL RESULT IN A MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUE OF ABOUT 45%. WINDS ARE  
CURRENTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE BUT WILL SLIGHTLY PICK UP OUT OF THE  
NORTH THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 5 MPH. HOWEVER, WINDS WILL QUICKLY  
TURN TO OUT OF THE EAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH THE  
HIGHER HUMIDITY AND LIGHT WINDS, LOW FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........6 4 2 0 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 45 47 49 51 52 53 51  
DEWPOINT........32 33 34 33 33 32 32 32  
RH..............76 63 60 54 50 46 45 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW N N N N N N NNE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.2 2.1 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.4 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N NNW NNW NNW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 7 8 8 7 7 6  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........1 1 3 4 6 6 6 6 10 13 16 21  
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 45 43 40 38 37 36 35 35 35 35 35  
DEWPOINT........33 32 32 33 32 31 32 31 31 30 31 30  
RH..............54 60 65 76 79 79 85 85 85 82 85 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE ENE E ESE SE SSE SSE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E ESE ESE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 12 13  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........25 30 26 21 17 4 5 6 8 11 13 15  
WEATHER COV.....ARS WID  
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............35 34 36 39 44 49 54 57 60 61 61 59  
DEWPOINT........30 30 31 32 32 33 34 34 34 34 34 34  
RH..............82 85 82 76 62 54 47 42 37 36 36 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 23 22 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.4 3.3 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 16 17 18 20 20 21 21 21 18  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD EX GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...MEYERS  
REQUESTED BY...LOUISE SPICZKA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524313.0/FSD  
.DELDT 10/23/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LOUISE.SPICZKA@STATE.MN.US  
 
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