459
FNUS73 KFSD 231850
FWSFSD
SPOT FORECAST FOR TABOR REC FIRE...STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
150 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 436 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT,
GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH BEFORE ABOUT 8 PM, THEN GRADUALLY
TAPERING OFF TO AROUND 15-20 MPH BY FRIDAY MORNING. A VERY
DRY AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-20 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC
SKY (%).........45 48 50 44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 77 76 75
DEWPOINT........29 29 28 29
RH..............18 18 17 18
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..17 18 18 20
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 25 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.8 7.6 8.0 8.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 25 26 25
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX EX EX
TONIGHT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
SKY (%).........37 31 41 28 27 12 17 16 24 19 17 13
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 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............71 66 62 57 55 52 50 48 46 44 42 40
DEWPOINT........36 36 35 33 32 31 31 31 30 30 30 29
RH..............28 32 37 40 42 44 49 52 54 58 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 23 21 17 15 15 15 13 12 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.39 38 37 35 32 29 28 29 28 26 21 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 4.2 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW N NNW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.33 36 30 24 21 18 17 17 15 13 14 13
SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX EX EX FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
SKY (%).........16 17 21 33 20 16 22 11 13 11 11 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 39 40 43 46 50 53 55 58 60 62 62
DEWPOINT........28 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 25 25 26
RH..............64 62 59 53 47 40 36 32 29 26 25 26
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NW NW WNW WNW WNW NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 16 15 16 15 15 15 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.9 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.4 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NNW NNW NW WNW WNW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 16 15 13 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR GD GD FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...WEISSER
REQUESTED BY...SD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611512.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DEWEY.ARNOLD@STATE.SD.US
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