582  
FNUS73 KFSD 290300  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODBURY CTY- EMMETT WILDFIRE...WOODBURY CCB  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1000 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND TURN  
MORE SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING TOWARDS DAYBREAK. STILL CAN'T RULE OUT  
ISOLATED WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 3-5 AM. RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE BEEN SLOW TO RECOVER, BUT WILL CONTINUE  
RISING AT A FASTER PACE TOWARDS SUNRISE.  
 
SUSTAINED WINDS HEADING INTO THE DAY SUNDAY WILL BE OUT OF THE  
SOUTH AROUND 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING, THOUGH CAN'T RULE OUT AN  
ISOLATED GUST UP TO 25 MPH DURING THE MORNING HOURS (20-30%  
CHANCE). RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE WELL ABOVE CRITICAL  
LEVELS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. RH WILL DROP TO AROUND 30% IN THE  
AFTERNOON; HOWEVER, WINDS WILL TURN LIGHT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON HOURS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........60 61 44 45 46 27 20 21  
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............50 49 46 44 42 40 39 38  
DEWPOINT........18 20 20 20 20 20 21 23  
RH..............28 31 35 38 41 44 48 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 14 13 13 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 23 21 21 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........24 29 35 38 38 20 15 10 9 8 8 7  
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............38 39 41 45 50 55 60 65 68 71 73 73  
DEWPOINT........24 26 29 33 36 38 39 40 41 41 42 42  
RH..............57 59 62 63 58 53 46 40 37 34 33 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 16 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 20 20 17 16 15 14 15 14 12  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC  
SKY (%).........7 9 10 9 7 14 21 28 30 32 34 36  
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............72 70 67 63 58 56 54 53 51 48 46 45  
DEWPOINT........43 44 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42  
RH..............35 39 40 46 55 59 64 66 71 80 86 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSE E ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW S SE SE SE SSE SSE SE SE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........37 39 46 54 61 62 62 63 66 69 72 67  
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 10 10  
TEMP............44 45 48 53 59 65 72 77 81 84 85 85  
DEWPOINT........42 42 43 45 47 48 48 48 47 46 45 46  
RH..............93 89 83 74 64 54 43 36 30 27 25 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 21 20 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 13 15 18 22 24 22 18 15 12  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR  
 

 
FORECASTER...JH/SAMET  
REQUESTED BY...ERIK LINDSAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2608314.0/FSD  
.DELDT 03/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DOUG.CHAFA@DNR.IOWA.GOV,ELINDSAY@WOODBURYPARKS.ORG,KWOHLERS@INHF.ORG  
 
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