330  
FNUS73 KFSD 291312  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 12...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
812 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SOMEWHAT GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND DIRECTION WILL PRIMARILY BE FROM  
THE NORTH-NORTHWEST, BUT COULD VARY BASED ON LOCAL TERRAIN  
EFFECTS. WINDS MAY ALSO BECOME MORE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AS  
THE SPEEDS DROP OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVELY LIGHT  
WIND SPEEDS AND MIXING HEIGHTS BELOW 5000 FT AGL WILL LEAD TO  
FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........8 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
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............38 41 44 48 52 55 58 60 61 62  
DEWPOINT........32 30 29 28 27 26 24 23 23 24  
RH..............79 65 55 46 38 33 27 24 23 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 10 10 9 8 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 20 17 15 13 12 10 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.3 3.5 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW N N N NNW NNW NNW NW WNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 16 15 13 10 8 7 6 6  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR FR GD GD FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........0 3 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 7 7 20  
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............62 61 59 54 51 49 47 46 45 44 43 43  
DEWPOINT........24 25 26 28 29 30 30 31 31 32 33 34  
RH..............23 25 28 36 42 48 51 56 58 62 68 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..N SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 14  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........33 55 64 66 81 81 73 75 76 73 69 65  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 30 30 30 40 40 40 30 30 30 40 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............43 42 45 48 54 57 60 62 63 63 63 64  
DEWPOINT........35 36 38 41 43 45 46 48 49 49 50 50  
RH..............74 80 77 76 66 64 60 61 61 60 62 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 13 13 13 14 13 12 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 16 18 20 20 20 20 18 16 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE S S S SSE S S S SSE SSE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 18 22 22 21 20 18 16 14 13 13  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...JH  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MOATS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512146.0/FSD  
.DELDT 04/29/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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