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Spot Forecast for Cayler Prairie Peserve - SE...Iowa DNR Ruthven Wildlife Unit
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
747 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 84.
Min humidity........34 percent.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
Sky (%).........54  41  27  23  18  14  12  10  8   8
Weather cov.....        CHC SCH CHC
Weather type....        RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  0   10  20  10  10  0   0   0   0
Temp............61  64  71  74  78  81  83  84  83  84
Dewpoint........53  53  54  53  53  52  52  52  52  53
RH..............74  68  54  48  42  37  34  34  34  35
20 FT wind dir..SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S
20 FT wind spd..12  13  15  15  17  18  20  21  21  21
20 FT wind gust.14  17  23  23  26  28  28  29  29  29
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.9 1.4 2.3 3.1 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.6 5.1
Transp wind dir.SSW SSW SW  SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW
Transp wind spd.17  21  22  23  25  28  29  28  29  28
Haines index....6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
Smoke Dispersal.PR  FR  FR  GD  EX  EX  EX  EX  EX  EX

.TONIGHT...

Min temperature.....Around 63.
Max humidity........67 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
Sky (%).........9      8      7      24     20     42
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      10
Temp............83     78     71     68     66     64
Dewpoint........53     53     52     52     52     52
RH..............36     42     51     57     61     65
20 ft wind......S 20   S 16   S 15   S 16   S 16   S 16
20 ft wind gust.28     25     24     25     25     25
Mix hgt (ft)....4700   600    600    700    700    700
Transport wind..SSW 29 S 21   S 24   SSW 23 S 23   SSW 23
Haines index....5      6      6      6      6      6
Smoke Dispersal.EXCEL  POOR   POOR   FAIR   FAIR   FAIR

.SATURDAY...

Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........26 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR CLEAR
Sky (%).........41     39     42     32     17     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............65     66     69     73     75     75
Dewpoint........53     54     54     51     45     38
RH..............65     65     59     46     34     26
20 ft wind......SSW 16 SW 18  WNW 20 WNW 18 NW 17  WNW 16
20 ft wind gust.25     29     28     28     26     24
Mix hgt (ft)....500    1100   2300   3500   4500   5300
Transport wind..SSW 22 SW 23  NW 24  NW 23  NW 21  NW 20
Haines index....6      5      5      5      4      4
Smoke Dispersal.POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL  EXCEL  EXCEL

$$
Forecaster...Dux
Requested by...Chris LaRue
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414500.0/FSD
.DELDT 05/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0