349  
FNUS73 KFSD 090133  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERMAN WPA...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
833 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WINDS WILL START THE DAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND GRADUALLY TURN TO  
THE WEST AND THEN THE NORTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OF CONCERN IN THE  
AFTERNOON WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SPOTTY, LIGHT SHOWERS. RAIN WILL  
NOT BE AS MUCH OF A CONCERN AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME WIND GUSTS OF  
30-40 MPH FROM ANY OF THESE WEAKER SHOWERS.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR PC PC MC MC  
SKY (%).........2 4 2 1 1 1 3 11 28 45 57 61  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............53 54 58 64 72 76 80 84 85 86 87 85  
DEWPOINT........37 39 40 43 45 45 44 43 42 41 41 42  
RH..............55 56 50 47 38 33 28 24 22 20 20 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW W W W WNW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 21 17 15 14 13 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.4 3.0 6.6 8.2 9.7 11 11 11  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW WSW WSW W W WNW WNW WNW WNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 17 15 12 10 10 13 13 13  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........59 54 45 35 26 20 17 12 11 13 13 14  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 83 77 72 69 66 63 61 58 56 54 51  
DEWPOINT........42 45 45 46 46 46 45 44 43 43 42 40  
RH..............23 27 32 39 43 48 52 54 57 62 65 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NNW N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 15 16 17 17 16 16 16 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.0 3.8 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW N N N N NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 15 15 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 14  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...WEISSER  
REQUESTED BY...MIKE HILL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513590.0/FSD  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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