118  
FNUS73 KFSD 291332  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ILLINOIS LAKE WMA...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
832 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND DIRECTION WILL PRIMARILY BE 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 SLOWLY DECREASING WIND SPEEDS AS MIXING HEIGHTS  
RISE TO NEAR 5000 FT AGL WILL LEAD TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........0 0 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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 42 45 49 52 56 57 58 59  
DEWPOINT........29 28 28 27 26 25 23 22 22  
RH..............70 57 51 42 36 30 26 24 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 14 14 12 12 9 8 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 21 20 17 15 13 13 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.2 4.0 4.5 4.6 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW N N N N NNW NW NW WNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 20 18 17 15 12 9 8 7  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........0 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 4 6 9 22  
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............58 58 55 49 46 44 43 41 41 40 40 40  
DEWPOINT........22 24 27 28 28 30 30 30 30 30 31 31  
RH..............24 26 34 44 49 58 60 65 65 67 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW E ESE SE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 4.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SE SE SE SE SSE SSE S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 9 12 13 14 15 16 16 17  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........27 34 43 46 48 55 59 68 71 69 67 66  
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 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0  
TEMP............40 39 43 47 53 57 60 62 63 63 62 62  
DEWPOINT........32 33 35 38 40 41 43 44 44 45 46 46  
RH..............74 80 74 71 61 55 54 51 49 52 55 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE S S S S S S SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 13 14 15 15 15 16 15 15 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 21 22 23 22 22 21 21 21 20 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.2 2.8 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 20 22 23 24 24 24 23 22 20 18  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD GD EX EX GD GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...JH  
REQUESTED BY...CHAD AUGUST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512159.0/FSD  
.DELDT 04/29/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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