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FNUS73 KFSD 081242
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERMAN - FULK...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
742 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND WILL ONLY PERSIST THROUGH MID-MORNING
BEFORE A MORE PREVAILING SOUTHWEST WINDS ARRIVES DURING THE SECOND
HALF OF THE MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL GUST TO 20 TO 25 MPH AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FALLS TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR PC PC
SKY (%).........34 21 9 4 4 9 14 22 28 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 55 61 65 68 70 72 74 74 73
DEWPOINT........28 29 30 29 29 28 30 31 32 33
RH..............47 37 30 26 22 21 20 21 22 22
20 FT WIND DIR..W WSW WSW WSW W W W W W WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 8 9 12 14 15 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST. 6 8 13 17 22 24 24 24 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.9 4.1 7.2 9.0 9.8 11 11 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW WSW WSW W W W W W W WNW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 13 15 18 21 23 24 25 26
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR PC PC
SKY (%).........27 30 30 22 14 16 3 4 3 5 29 43
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 70 67 58 54 52 51 49 49 47 47 47
DEWPOINT........32 32 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 35
RH..............23 24 28 39 46 50 52 56 56 60 60 63
20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NW NW NW NW WNW WNW WNW W WSW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 13 10 8 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 20 16 13 7 6 5 5 5 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.1 4.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW WNW NW NNW NW NNW NNW NNW W WSW WSW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 21 16 14 14 14 12 9 8 8 9 10
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC PC MC MC PC PC PC MC MC
SKY (%).........50 57 75 74 39 56 64 46 38 44 53 56
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............45 48 52 55 62 63 66 67 68 68 67 66
DEWPOINT........35 36 38 40 41 41 41 40 39 38 37 36
RH..............68 63 59 57 46 44 40 37 35 33 33 33
20 FT WIND DIR..SW WSW W NW NNW NNW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 15 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 13 14 16 17 20 21 21 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.3 4.1 4.8 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W WNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NW NNW NNW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 16 16 17 16 17 18 18 17 18
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX EX EX
FORECASTER...DUX
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613136.0/FSD
.DELDT 05/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BEN.CHRISTENSEN@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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