Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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FNUS73 KFSD 281411
FWSFSD
Spot Forecast for Heendah Sub Units...Iowa Dept. Of Natural Resources
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
911 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will gradually continue to increase this afternoon as
highs peak in the low to mid 50s for the day. With dew points
expected to climb into low to mid 30s by for the afternoon, RH
values should remain elevated with values closer to 50 percent.
Otherwise, light southeasterly surface winds should continue for
the remainder of the day with sustained winds between 5-10 mph.
Lastly, partly cloudy conditions this afternoon should cap mixing
heights to about 3000 ft leading to pretty good smoke dispersal.
.REST OF TODAY...
Max temperature.....Around 52.
Min humidity........54 percent.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
Sky (%).........11 12 12 13 16 19 22
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............37 40 44 46 49 50 51
Dewpoint........27 29 31 33 34 34 35
RH..............68 64 60 60 56 54 54
20 FT wind dir..E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE
20 FT wind spd..9 9 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.14 13 13 14 15 15 14
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.9 2.7
Transp wind dir.ESE SE ESE ESE SE SE ESE
Transp wind spd.14 13 13 13 12 12 10
Haines index....5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Smoke Dispersal.FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
.TONIGHT...
Min temperature.....Around 36.
Max humidity........85 percent.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky cover.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
Sky (%).........26 36 43 62 70 70
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............52 46 42 40 39 38
Dewpoint........36 35 34 34 33 33
RH..............54 65 73 79 79 82
20 ft wind......ESE 10 E 10 E 13 E 14 ESE 14 ESE 13
20 ft wind gust.14 15 18 21 21 18
Mix hgt (ft)....2000 400 400 500 500 400
Transport wind..ESE 12 E 15 E 17 ESE 17 ESE 17 ESE 16
Haines index....5 5 5 5 5 5
Smoke Dispersal.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
.FRIDAY...
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........64 percent.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Sky cover.......MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
Sky (%).........65 60 48 70 79 78
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
Temp............38 39 47 54 59 59
Dewpoint........33 35 39 42 44 42
RH..............82 85 74 64 57 53
20 ft wind......ESE 12 ESE 13 SE 13 SSE 10 S 8 W 10
20 ft wind gust.18 18 20 16 13 14
Mix hgt (ft)....400 700 1300 2500 3200 3600
Transport wind..ESE 15 SE 15 SSE 16 S 14 S 9 WSW 8
Haines index....5 5 5 5 3 3
Smoke Dispersal.POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR
$$
Forecaster...IG
Requested by...John Mcandrews
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408749.0/FSD
.DELDT 03/28/24
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