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FNUS73 KFSD 061353
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR HALES SLOUGH - ESTES...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
853 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE BURN
LOCATION THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAYTIME HOURS. THE STRONGEST
SUSTAINED AND GUST POTENTIAL WILL PERSIST THROUGH 10AM WITH
POTENTIAL FOR 25 MPH WINDS. WHILE CLOUD COVER WILL BE ABUNDANT,
WETTING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........77 68 68 67 67 68 68 69 75
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............29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 36
DEWPOINT........23 22 21 20 19 17 17 16 15
RH..............78 72 66 61 54 47 45 42 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 23 22 21 21 21 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 21 20 20 18 20 20 20
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD GD GD GD GD GD EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
SKY (%).........80 86 87 86 85 81 77 74 66 59 52 43
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............36 34 31 29 28 26 26 25 24 22 22 22
DEWPOINT........15 14 15 15 15 14 15 16 14 13 13 13
RH..............42 43 51 55 58 60 63 68 65 68 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NNE NNE NNE NE NE ENE ENE E
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 3.5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NNE NNE NE ENE ENE ENE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 15 15 14 14 15 14 15 15 15 14
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX GD FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TUESDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........34 25 30 36 41 52 63 74 76 78 80 85
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............21 22 23 25 29 32 34 36 37 38 38 38
DEWPOINT........12 12 13 14 14 14 15 17 18 20 22 24
RH..............68 65 65 62 53 47 45 45 46 48 52 57
20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 26 28 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E ESE ESE SE SSE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 16 18 18 17 18 20 21 22 23 24
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...DUX
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609106.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BEN.CHRISTENSEN@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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