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Spot Forecast for Halverson WPA...USFWS
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
539 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather expected through the day, a high near 73. Mostly
clear skies prevail, with increasing winds shifting to the south-
southeast by mid morning. Strongest winds will be mid this
afternoon through this evening, with sustained winds around 15
mph and gusts around 25 mph. Can`t rule out a higher gust toward
30 mph. Minimum humidity values will be around 40%. Shower and
storm chances increase after midnight, with rain likely by
daybreak Thursday. Breezy winds continue overnight.

.TODAY...

Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........40 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
Sky (%).........1   1   2   3   4   5   7   9   10  12  13  10
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............45  47  51  55  62  65  67  69  72  72  73  73
Dewpoint........43  44  45  46  47  46  46  47  47  47  47  47
RH..............94  89  80  71  59  51  46  45  41  40  40  40
20 FT wind dir..E   ESE ESE SE  SE  SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
20 FT wind spd..7   7   9   10  13  14  14  15  15  16  17  18
20 FT wind gust.10  12  14  16  18  20  22  23  25  26  28  28
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.7 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.2
Transp wind dir.ESE ESE ESE SE  SSE SSE S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.12  12  13  12  13  14  14  15  15  17  18  18
Haines index....3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Smoke Dispersal.PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  GD  EX  EX  EX

.TONIGHT...

Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........79 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
Sky (%).........7      6      11     22     33     46
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      10     10
Temp............73     70     62     61     60     58
Dewpoint........48     48     48     47     47     48
RH..............42     46     60     60     62     70
20 ft wind......SSE 18 SSE 17 SE 15  SE 16  SSE 17 SSE 18
20 ft wind gust.28     26     24     26     28     30
Mix hgt (ft)....4100   600    600    600    600    600
Transport wind..S 20   SE 17  SE 18  SE 21  SSE 24 SSE 23
Haines index....4      4      4      4      4      4
Smoke Dispersal.EXCEL  POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.THURSDAY...

Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........70 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
Sky (%).........68     84     93     95     96     95
Weather cov.....CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........S CHC  CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).50     70     50     50     70     90
Temp............57     59     62     65     67     67
Dewpoint........49     52     55     57     58     59
RH..............75     78     79     75     73     74
20 ft wind......SSE 20 SSE 21 SSE 21 S 20   S 18   S 17
20 ft wind gust.30     31     31     30     29     26
Mix hgt (ft)....800    1200   1500   1800   2200   2100
Transport wind..S 23   S 28   S 28   S 26   S 28   S 28
Haines index....4      3      3      3      3      3
Smoke Dispersal.FAIR   FAIR   GOOD   GOOD   GOOD   GOOD

$$
Forecaster...SG
Requested by...Jade Drause
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2415260.0/FSD
.DELDT 05/29/24
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