596  
FNUS73 KFSD 221235  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLINOSO WMA...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
735 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL PEAK AT ABOUT 53 DEGREES F. DEW POINTS  
CURRENTLY RESIDE AROUND 28 DEGREES F BUT LOOK TO MOISTEN A LITTLE  
BIT UP TO ABOUT 32 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 STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY THIS  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH IS EXPECTED. WITH THE HIGHER  
HUMIDITY AND MARGINALLY BREEZY WINDS WINDS, LOW FIRE DANGER IS  
EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MCR PC  
SKY (%).........6 11 16 20 17 34 25 29  
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 43 46 48 50 52 52 51  
DEWPOINT........29 30 30 30 31 31 32 32  
RH..............67 60 53 49 48 44 46 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 20 20 20 20 21 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 2.4 3.2 3.7 4.2 4.6 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 18 20 21 20  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........9 5 4 4 8 8 6 12 15 13 5 5  
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS ARS WID WID  
WEATHER TYPE.... 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 42 40 39 38 37 37 36 36 34 33  
DEWPOINT........32 32 32 33 33 33 33 32 32 31 31 31  
RH..............52 60 67 76 79 82 85 82 85 82 89 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW WNW WNW WNW W WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NNW NNW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 9 9 9 7 7 8 8 7 7  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........5 8 16 15 13 12 8 3 2 2 1 2  
WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....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............33 31 33 35 40 43 47 49 52 53 53 52  
DEWPOINT........30 31 30 33 34 34 34 34 34 33 33 33  
RH..............89 100 89 92 79 70 60 56 50 46 46 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW WNW W NW NNW N N N N N N NNE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.6 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW NNW N N N NNW NNW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...MEYERS  
REQUESTED BY...LOUISE SPICZKA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524189.0/FSD  
.DELDT 10/22/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LOUISE.SPICZKA@STATE.MN.US  
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