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Spot Forecast for Pats Pasture WMA...MN DNR
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
818 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Winds this morning at the burn location will begin more at a
south to slightly south south west direction. Gusty winds should
develop quickly by mid-morning, with potential for 30 mph winds at
times.

A few sprinkles or even a brief shower may be possible both at
ignition time, but also by mid to late morning. The afternoon
however should remain dry and warm as gusty south to southwest
winds at 30 mph or slightly above continue.

.REST OF TODAY...

Max temperature.....Around 85.
Min humidity........31 percent.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
Sky (%).........35  26  22  18  15  12  9   7   8
Weather cov.....        SCH CHC CHC
Weather type....        RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   20  10  10  0   0   0   0
Temp............65  71  75  78  80  83  84  84  85
Dewpoint........52  53  53  53  52  52  51  51  51
RH..............64  54  47  41  37  34  32  32  31
20 FT wind dir..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S
20 FT wind spd..14  15  16  16  17  18  20  21  20
20 FT wind gust.18  23  24  24  26  28  28  29  28
Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 1.6 2.3 3.1 3.8 4.6 5.4 6.2 5.9
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.22  22  24  24  24  24  25  25  25
Haines index....6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
Smoke Dispersal.FR  FR  GD  EX  EX  EX  EX  EX  EX

.TONIGHT...

Min temperature.....Around 65.
Max humidity........61 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
Sky (%).........10     9      6      16     19     29
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      10
Temp............84     79     72     69     67     66
Dewpoint........51     52     52     51     51     52
RH..............32     39     49     53     56     61
20 ft wind......S 20   S 17   S 17   S 17   S 17   S 18
20 ft wind gust.28     26     26     28     26     28
Mix hgt (ft)....5600   800    800    700    700    700
Transport wind..SW 25  S 21   S 23   SSW 24 SSW 25 SSW 26
Haines index....5      6      6      6      6      6
Smoke Dispersal.EXCEL  FAIR   FAIR   FAIR   FAIR   FAIR

.SATURDAY...

Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........24 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR CLEAR
Sky (%).........36     41     47     32     16     2
Weather cov.....S CHC  S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10     10     0      0      0      0
Temp............66     66     68     71     74     74
Dewpoint........52     52     50     46     41     36
RH..............61     61     52     41     30     25
20 ft wind......SSW 18 SW 18  WNW 20 WNW 18 WNW 18 WNW 16
20 ft wind gust.28     29     28     28     28     24
Mix hgt (ft)....600    1200   2700   3800   4800   5800
Transport wind..SSW 24 W 25   NW 25  NW 25  NW 24  WNW 22
Haines index....6      5      5      5      4      4
Smoke Dispersal.POOR   FAIR   EXCEL  EXCEL  EXCEL  EXCEL

$$
Forecaster...Dux
Requested by...Chad August
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414504.0/FSD
.DELDT 05/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0