396  
FNUS73 KFSD 060101  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HERRICKWILDFIRE...BURKEPD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
801 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE EVENING REMAINING IN A  
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND INTO DAYBREAK. WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN  
NORTHWESTERLY, PUSHING ANY SMOKE PLUMES SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL  
BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST BY MID-MORNING SATURDAY,  
WITH WINDS TO 10 TO 15 MPH.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........24 17 10 8 5 3 2 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 54 51 48 47 46 43 43 39 39  
DEWPOINT........37 37 37 38 37 37 37 36 36 36  
RH..............44 52 60 67 68 71 79 76 89 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW N N NW WNW WNW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 5 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N WNW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
SKY (%).........1 1 0 2 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 40 56 62 67 69  
DEWPOINT........35 36 39 39 39 39  
RH..............90 87 53 43 36 33  
20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 WNW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1500 4900 6100 6300  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 WNW 6 WNW 6 NW 9 WNW 10 NW 12  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD EXCEL  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........9 11 7 10 11 8 7 5 4 4 3 3  
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............68 66 62 56 53 50 48 47 46 45 44 42  
DEWPOINT........39 41 41 41 41 41 41 40 40 39 39 38  
RH..............35 40 46 57 64 71 77 76 79 79 82 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NNE NE ENE ENE E ESE ESE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW N NNE NE ENE ENE E E ESE ESE ESE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 9 9 9  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 3 3 6 8 11 14 17 20 22  
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............41 42 45 50 55 59 64 67 70 72 73 73  
DEWPOINT........38 38 39 41 43 44 46 47 49 50 52 53  
RH..............89 86 79 71 64 57 52 49 47 46 48 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 6 8 10 13 14 15 15 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 13 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.5 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 13 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 18  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD EX GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...DUX  
REQUESTED BY...BURKEPD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2521424.0/FSD  
.DELDT 09/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BURKEPD@GWTC.NET  
 
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