574  
FNUS73 KFSD 091405  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER LAKE WMA...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
905 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO THE NORTH  
NORTHEAST BY MID-LATE MORNING. NO STRONG GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WITH  
THE ARRIVAL OF THESE NORTH WINDS. HOWEVER BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS  
WIND DIRECTIONS WILL LIKELY SHIFT MORE TO THE EAST NORTH EAST.  
 
INVERSION HEIGHTS REMAIN LOWER THIS MORNING, AT OR AROUND 1000 FT  
THROUGH NOON, PEAK MIXING HEIGHTS RISE TO NEAR 2000 FT BY MID-  
AFTERNOON AND 2500 FT BY 6PM. WINDS THROUGH THE COLUMN REMAIN  
NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS, WHICH SHOULD PROMOTE REASONABLE DISPERSION.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........29 30 30 16 14 17 15 12 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 42 44 47 49 51 53 53 52  
DEWPOINT........36 37 36 36 36 36 36 35 35  
RH..............87 84 73 66 61 56 52 51 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NNE NNE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 23 21 18 17 15 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NNE NNE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 22 18 17 15 14 13 13  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR GD FR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........15 10 6 5 7 25 39 35 48 56 63 69  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
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............51 49 46 43 41 40 39 38 37 36 33 33  
DEWPOINT........35 35 33 33 32 31 30 28 28 27 26 26  
RH..............55 59 60 67 70 70 70 67 70 69 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NNE NNE NNE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 9 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NNE NE ENE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 13 14 17 17 20 22 22 23 23  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........74 79 80 81 82 82 82 82 80 79 77 81  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 31 33 34 35 38 41 44 46 47 47 46  
DEWPOINT........26 26 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 30  
RH..............75 81 78 75 72 67 59 55 51 51 51 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE NE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE NNE NNE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 22 21 20 20 17 15 16 20 22 23  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...DUX  
REQUESTED BY...CHAD AUGUST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605179.0/FSD  
.DELDT 03/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHAD.AUGUST@STATE.MN.US  
 
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