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FNUS73 KFSD 161355
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANT CENTER TOMPKINS...IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
855 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND BREEZY TODAY WITH HIGHS AROUND 75 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL QUICKLY AS
TEMPERATURES RISE THIS MORNING, BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 25%. NEAR
CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF
I-29 TODAY.
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY SOUTHEASTERLY, AND WILL BECOME SOUTH-
SOUTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. SPEED WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15-20
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
BE AROUND 4000 FT AGL, WHICH SHOULD LEND TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR
SKY (%).........22 14 8 2 6 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 67 70 72 74 74
DEWPOINT........34 35 36 37 37 38
RH..............33 31 29 28 26 27
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 29 29 29 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.7 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 24 24 23 22
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX EX EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........13 14 25 36 33 29 34 39 47 54 61 63
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
TEMP............75 74 70 65 63 61 59 59 58 57 57 57
DEWPOINT........39 40 40 40 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 50
RH..............27 30 34 39 46 51 56 61 65 73 74 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.24 22 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 17 16 18 18 20 20 20 18 18 17 17
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 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 (%).........65 67 66 64 74 83 81 79 75 71 67 61
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30
TEMP............57 56 58 61 66 69 72 74 76 77 76 76
DEWPOINT........51 52 54 55 56 57 57 57 57 56 56 55
RH..............80 87 86 80 71 67 60 55 52 49 49 48
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.8 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SSW SSW SSW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 20 22 25 25 24 22 21 18 17 15
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...AP
REQUESTED BY...LIAM BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510658.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/16/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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