550  
FNUS73 KFSD 070859  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MADISON WPA NORTH UNIT RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
359 AM CDT MON APR 7 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH NORTH EAST THROUGH THE DAYTIME  
HOURS OF MONDAY. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR ANY 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTS  
WILL BE THROUGH NOON, WITH WINDS GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RISE TOWARDS THE 4,000 FT AGL MARK AT PEAK  
HEATING. WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER TURN QUITE LIGHT BY  
THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........26 28 25 23 21 17 12 8 12 12 12 10  
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............22 22 22 24 27 31 33 35 37 39 41 41  
DEWPOINT........18 17 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 13 13  
RH..............83 81 77 70 59 49 43 39 35 32 31 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE NNE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 15 14 14 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.1 2.0 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NE NNE N N NNE NNE NNE N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 17 18 17 14 13 12 12 9 9  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........8 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 7 6  
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 39 36 32 29 27 26 25 24 24 24 23  
DEWPOINT........12 13 14 15 16 16 15 15 16 15 15 15  
RH..............30 34 40 49 58 63 63 65 71 68 68 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE ENE E E E ESE ESE SE SE SE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 12 13 12 12 13 13 14 15 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE ENE E E E E ESE ESE SE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 12 12 13 12 13 13 14 15 14  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........8 6 7 10 18 27 35 42 48 52 54 55  
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............22 23 26 30 35 41 46 50 53 55 56 55  
DEWPOINT........15 14 14 14 16 17 18 20 21 23 24 25  
RH..............74 68 60 51 45 37 32 30 28 29 29 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 13 15 16 17 17 18 20 20 18 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 21 23 24 25 25 25 26 28 26 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.6 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SSE S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 18 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 21  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD EX EX GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...DUX  
REQUESTED BY...JADE DRAUSE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508944.0/FSD  
.DELDT 04/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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