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FNUS73 KFSD 061440
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR HALES SLOUGH POTHOFF...IOWA DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
940 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2025
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND PREVAILS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON, WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 10-15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES FALL TO 25-30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AT PEAK
HEATING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE
EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO AROUND 7,000 FT AGL BY 3-4PM.
WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT DROPS
SOUTHWARD AFTER 7PM THIS EVENING, REACHING INTERSTATE 90 BY 10PM.
BEHIND THE FRONT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH GUSTS
UPWARDS OF 30 MPH, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AFTER
MIDNIGHT OR SO AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
TEMPERATURES COOL INTO THE 40S ON MONDAY WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WIND AROUND 15 MPH IN THE MORNING (GUSTS TO 25 MPH), SLOWLY
TAPERING DOWN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC PC PC PC PC
SKY (%).........39 44 49 54 45 37 28 26
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............40 44 48 52 54 56 57 56
DEWPOINT........25 25 26 26 25 24 23 23
RH..............55 47 42 36 32 29 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 22 21 20 21 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.3 3.4 4.4 5.3 6.1 6.9 7.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 18 20 21 21 21 21
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
SKY (%).........24 22 21 19 17 15 12 10 13 15 18 16
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............56 55 51 48 44 42 40 37 35 32 30 28
DEWPOINT........24 25 25 27 28 28 29 28 26 24 21 19
RH..............29 32 36 44 53 57 64 70 69 72 69 68
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW WNW WNW WNW NW NW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 10 9 9 10 14 17 17 17 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 15 14 14 17 24 29 30 30 29 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W WNW N N N N N NNE NNE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 15 13 12 13 16 20 22 24 23 24 23
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD
MONDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR
SKY (%).........15 14 14 15 15 13 11 9 8 6 5 5
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............27 27 27 28 30 31 33 34 36 37 38 38
DEWPOINT........18 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13
RH..............68 65 63 58 51 49 45 41 38 37 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.26 24 23 22 21 20 18 18 17 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 22 21 20 18 17 16 15 15 14 13
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD GD GD GD GD GD EX EX GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...SG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS LARUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508985.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/06/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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