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Spot Forecast for Christiania Rx...USFWS
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
500 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 433 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Early this morning, a few isolated showers will progress east through
the region with less than a tenth of an inch of rain expected.
Much higher rain chances with upcoming showers and storms hold off
until after midnight tonight.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop by noon,
continuing through 8 PM today, resulting in very high to extreme
fire danger. Easterly winds will start out light early this
morning, but gusts of 25 mph or higher could develop as early as
10 AM. Winds turn more east- southeast by noon. This afternoon,
gusts of 25 to 35 mph will be common as winds continue to veer
more southeasterly. Dew points in the lower 30s or lower will
result in humidity dipping below 30 percent by noon, dropping to
near or under 20 percent by mid afternoon.

.TODAY...

Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........19 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR
Sky (%).........10  14  13  8   15  9   14  14  10  12  5   11
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............46  45  48  52  58  62  66  69  72  73  74  74
Dewpoint........32  33  35  35  36  34  33  31  30  30  30  29
RH..............57  62  60  52  44  35  29  24  21  20  20  19
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   ESE ESE
20 FT wind spd..8   7   9   12  14  15  17  18  20  21  22  23
20 FT wind gust.13  12  15  17  20  22  23  24  25  26  26  29
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.1
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   ESE ESE ESE ESE
Transp wind spd.12  13  14  16  18  20  22  23  24  24  26  29
Haines index....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Smoke Dispersal.PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  GD  GD  EX  EX  EX  EX  EX

.TONIGHT...

Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........100 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......CLEAR  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
Sky (%).........2      24     32     49     79     95
Weather cov.....                     S CHC  CHANCE DEFNTE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                            CHANCE CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      20     50     80
Temp............74     69     62     59     58     56
Dewpoint........30     31     35     35     41     45
RH..............20     24     36     40     53     66
20 ft wind......ESE 22 E 22   E 22   ESE 21 ESE 21 ESE 20
20 ft wind gust.29     28     30     30     31     31
Mix hgt (ft)....4900   800    800    900    1100   1300
Transport wind..SE 29  E 23   ESE 25 ESE 25 ESE 28 SE 26
Haines index....5      5      5      5      4      4
Smoke Dispersal.EXCEL  FAIR   FAIR   FAIR   FAIR   FAIR

.TUESDAY...

Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........66 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
Sky (%).........96     97     96     97     94     94
Weather cov.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).90     100    100    100    100    100
Temp............53     50     51     51     52     54
Dewpoint........47     49     49     49     50     52
RH..............81     95     95     92     91     94
20 ft wind......ESE 21 ESE 24 ESE 25 E 24   E 25   E 22
20 ft wind gust.32     37     37     37     35     31
Mix hgt (ft)....1200   1200   1300   1700   1300   1800
Transport wind..ESE 26 ESE 31 ESE 33 E 33   E 29   E 28
Haines index....4      3      3      3      3      3
Smoke Dispersal.FAIR   GOOD   GOOD   GOOD   GOOD   GOOD

$$
Forecaster...BP
Requested by...Ryan Williams
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410815.0/FSD
.DELDT 04/15/24
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