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Spot Forecast for Dry Lake WPA...USFWS
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
343 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Today will be dry with west/northwesterly winds through afternoon,
averaging around 10 mph. With afternoon temperatures in the mid
70s, along with dew points in the mid 40s, expect minimum RH
values to approach 35 percent. Later this evening, winds will
become more southwesterly.

Dry conditions continue Friday, though winds will be much
stronger - out of the south at 15 to 25 mph, with higher gusts.
Afternoon highs will rise into the 80s, with minimum RH values
near 30 percent.

.TODAY...

Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........35 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR
Sky (%).........44  46  37  29  22  24  26  28  27  24  23  24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............47  48  50  53  58  61  64  68  70  72  73  73
Dewpoint........47  47  49  49  49  49  48  47  47  46  45  45
RH..............100 96  96  86  72  65  56  47  44  39  37  37
20 FT wind dir..W   W   WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..7   8   8   9   10  12  12  10  10  10  10  9
20 FT wind gust.14  15  15  15  15  15  16  16  16  14  14  13
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.4 2.9 4.0 5.5 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.2
Transp wind dir.WNW W   W   WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW W   W   W
Transp wind spd.12  12  14  16  15  15  16  15  15  14  13  13
Haines index....3   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5
Smoke Dispersal.PR  PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  EX  EX  EX  EX  EX

.TONIGHT...

Min temperature.....Around 54.
Max humidity........74 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
Sky (%).........23     31     45     35     27     24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............73     70     61     58     57     56
Dewpoint........45     46     46     45     45     45
RH..............37     42     58     62     64     66
20 ft wind......W 8    SW 7   SSE 7  SSE 8  S 9    S 10
20 ft wind gust.12     9      10     13     16     17
Mix hgt (ft)....5100   600    300    400    400    400
Transport wind..W 10   WSW 6  S 9    S 12   S 14   S 16
Haines index....5      5      5      5      5      5
Smoke Dispersal.GOOD   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.FRIDAY...

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

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
Sky (%).........19     10     9      9      7      3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............56     60     71     79     84     85
Dewpoint........46     49     52     52     52     51
RH..............69     67     51     39     33     31
20 ft wind......S 10   S 14   S 15   S 15   S 18   S 20
20 ft wind gust.20     21     22     22     24     26
Mix hgt (ft)....400    800    1700   3600   5300   6600
Transport wind..S 17   S 20   SSW 23 SSW 25 SSW 25 SSW 25
Haines index....5      6      6      6      6      6
Smoke Dispersal.POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL  EXCEL  EXCEL

$$
Forecaster...SST
Requested by...Jade Drause
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414291.0/FSD
.DELDT 05/16/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0