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Spot Forecast for Welch Lake West...USFWS
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
540 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Variable winds begin the day today with speeds of about 5 mph. Winds
will turn out of the southeast through the morning hours and
slightly strengthen with speeds up to 5-10 mph. Dew points this
morning are in the low 30s but will briefly moisten to the mid 30s
before mixing lowers them back down to the low 30s this afternoon.
High temperatures will warm to the mid 60s, resulting in relative
humidity down to about 30% while fuels continue to green.

.REST OF TODAY...

Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........33 percent.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR
Sky (%).........4   3   4   4   4   2   3   3   6   12
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............39  43  49  53  56  58  61  62  63  63
Dewpoint........36  35  35  36  36  35  34  33  33  33
RH..............87  74  58  52  47  42  36  33  33  33
20 FT wind dir..SE  SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S   SSE
20 FT wind spd..7   8   8   8   7   7   7   7   8   9
20 FT wind gust.12  12  10  10  9   9   9   10  10  12
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 1.2 1.7 2.8 4.4 4.9 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.2
Transp wind dir.SE  SSE SSE SSE S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.9   10  9   9   7   7   7   8   9   12
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Smoke Dispersal.PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  EX

.TONIGHT...

Min temperature.....Around 46.
Max humidity........68 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
Sky (%).........20     45     63     69     76     71
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............63     59     53     50     49     47
Dewpoint........33     33     34     34     34     34
RH..............33     37     48     53     57     59
20 ft wind......SSE 9  SE 8   SE 9   SE 12  SSE 13 SSE 13
20 ft wind gust.13     13     16     20     21     21
Mix hgt (ft)....5800   600    500    600    600    600
Transport wind..S 12   SSE 10 SE 14  SE 16  SSE 17 SSE 17
Haines index....4      4      4      4      4      4
Smoke Dispersal.GOOD   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.THURSDAY...

Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........42 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
Sky (%).........62     47     37     43     53     65
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
Temp............47     48     55     62     65     66
Dewpoint........35     38     41     42     42     42
RH..............63     68     58     48     42     42
20 ft wind......SSE 14 SSE 15 SSE 20 SSE 22 SSE 24 SSE 24
20 ft wind gust.22     24     28     29     30     31
Mix hgt (ft)....600    1000   1500   3200   4400   4400
Transport wind..SSE 17 S 22   SSE 25 SSE 29 SSE 31 SSE 32
Haines index....4      4      4      4      3      3
Smoke Dispersal.POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL  EXCEL  EXCEL

$$
Forecaster...Meyers
Requested by...Chad Loreth
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412004.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/24/24
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