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FNUS73 KFSD 291931  
FWSFSD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE BELLA WMA...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
231 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE VERY  
LOW, AN ISOLATED SPRINKLE MAY DEVELOP THROUGH 7PM. GREATER RISKS  
FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AFTER  
SUNSET. IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE TO SEE A SLIGHT SHIFT IN SURFACE WINDS  
TO THE NORTHWEST AS EVENING ARRIVES.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........63 73 67  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20  
TEMP............54 55 55  
DEWPOINT........32 32 33  
RH..............42 41 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W WNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 20 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.9 6.5 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W WNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 16  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX EX  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 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 MC  
SKY (%).........60 54 55 55 55 60 65 70 71 72 73 72  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 20 20 20 50 60 60 60 40 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 M M M M M M M M M M M  
TEMP............55 53 51 48 45 44 44 43 42 40 39 37  
DEWPOINT........34 35 36 36 37 36 35 35 34 34 32 32  
RH..............45 50 56 63 73 73 70 73 73 79 76 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NNW N NNE NNE NNE N NNE NNE NNE NNE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 14 13 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.WNW WNW NW NNW N NE NNE NNE NNE NE NNE NNE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 10  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........72 71 60 50 39 43 47 52 57 63 69 65  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TEMP............36 37 39 41 44 46 48 49 50 50 50 50  
DEWPOINT........31 31 31 30 29 29 28 28 28 29 28 28  
RH..............82 79 73 65 55 51 46 44 42 44 42 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE N N N N NNW NNW NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 20 18 18 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.2 2.2 3.3 4.5 5.2 6.0 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NNE N N N N NNW NNW N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 14 16 15 15 17 16 17 17  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX  
 
 
FORECASTER...DUX  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON ROSKAMP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612140.0/FSD  
.DELDT 04/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHAD.AUGUST@STATE.MN.US  
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