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FNUS73 KFSD 161328
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR HANKENS...BUENA VISTA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
828 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CALM TO LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING SHIFT SOUTHERLY, WITH GUSTS
AROUND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATER TODAY DUE TO THESE BREEZY SOUTHERLY
WINDS, MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20% AND TEMPERATURES NEAR
80. FIRES MAY SPREAD QUICKLY DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS. IF MIXING
IS MORE EFFICIENT THAN EXPECTED, HUMIDITY MAY BE LOWER AND WINDS
STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING LEADING TO MORE RAPID FIRE
GROWTH.
WINDS REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE FRIDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE HIGHER TOMORROW BUT NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE STRONGER, GUSTING AROUND 30-35 MPH BY THE MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
SKY (%).........5 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 63 69 72 75 76 78 79 79
DEWPOINT........46 47 46 46 46 45 43 41 38
RH..............70 56 44 39 35 33 29 26 23
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 15 16 18 18 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 20 23 25 26 26 26 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 1.9 2.8 3.3 3.6 5.1 5.8 7.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SSW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 18 22 22 23 23 23 24 26
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MC
SKY (%).........2 5 5 6 3 11 15 21 24 23 26 51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 77 73 67 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 59
DEWPOINT........36 36 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
RH..............21 23 26 34 40 45 50 56 62 69 78 83
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..17 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 23 23 23 24 25 25 25 26 26 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.3 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 20 18 21 22 24 25 25 24 25 22 24
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
FRIDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........54 72 78 77 75 71 66 62 60 57 55 52
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........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............59 57 61 63 64 64 64 64 64 63 62 59
DEWPOINT........54 55 55 56 56 53 48 44 42 40 38 35
RH..............83 93 81 78 75 67 56 48 45 43 41 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SSW SSW SW W WNW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 18 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 24
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 26 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 33
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSW SSW SW WNW NW NW NNW NNW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 20 21 24 25 24 23 24 26 29 30
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD EX EX
FORECASTER...WEISSER
REQUESTED BY...GREG JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610530.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DIRECTOR@BVCOUNTYPARKS.COM
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