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FNUS73 KFSD 251317
FWSFSD

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRCHNER PRAIRIE SE...SD WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
817 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2014

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED AT 243 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2014

MODERATE FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TODAY. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL BE COUNTERED BY LIGHTER WINDS THAN THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE
STRONG AGAIN FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST ON SATURDAY...AVERAGING 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER. A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF RAIN WILL BEGIN SATURDAY
NIGHT AND LAST SEVERAL DAYS. THE RAIN TREAT WILL BEGIN WITH
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. MILD TO WARM
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BECOME COOLER BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. 
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 
SKY COVER.......PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR 
% SKY COVER.....30  36  43  50  45  39  34  31  28  24  21  17  
WEATHER COV.....PTY                                             
WEATHER TYPE....FOG                                             
TEMP............36  41  49  57  62  65  67  69  70  71  71  70  
RH..............96  82  63  47  38  33  29  27  26  27  27  27  
DEWPOINT........35  36  37  37  36  35  34  34  34  35  35  35  
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW NW  NNW 
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   6   6   6   7   7   8   8   8   
20 FT WIND GUST.                                    10  10  10  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  GD  GD  GD  GD  GD  EX  GD  

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. 
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. 

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  
% SKY COVER.....13     19     30     46     46     45     
WEATHER COV.....                                          
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
TEMP............67     59     52     49     46     44     
RH..............30     42     54     61     71     76     
DEWPOINT........35     36     36     36     37     37     
20 FT WIND......N 7    NNE 7  ENE 9  E 12   E 13   E 14   
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     15     20     
SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. 
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. 

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  
% SKY COVER.....44     46     48     51     60     68     
WEATHER COV.....                                          
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
TEMP............43     48     56     62     65     65     
RH..............76     63     47     41     38     40     
DEWPOINT........36     36     36     38     39     40     
20 FT WIND......E 14   E 20   E 23   E 25   E 28   E 26   
20 FT WIND GUST.20     30     35     35     40     35     
SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL  EXCEL  EXCEL  

WEATHER TYPE ABBREVIATIONS 

1)  T  = THUNDERSTORMS 
2)  R  = RAIN 
3)  RW = RAIN SHOWERS 
4)  L  = DRIZZLE 
5)  ZR = FREEZING RAIN 
6)  ZL = FREEZING DRIZZLE 
7)  S  = SNOW 
8)  SW = SNOW SHOWERS 
9)  IP = ICE PELLETS 
10) F  = FOG 
11) ZF = FREEZING FOG 
12) IC = ICE CRYSTALS 
13) H  = HAZE 
14) BS = BLOWING SNOW 
15) K  = SMOKE 
16) BD = BLOWING DUST 
17) FR = FROST 

$$
FORECASTER...MG
REQUESTED BY...BOB LEHMANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140425.KIRCH.02/FSD