960
FNUS73 KDMX 241344
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR OLIVE AVE DITCH...FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
844 AM CDT WED APR 24 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
AN INITIAL OBSERVATION AT IGNITION AND A MID BURN OBSERVATION ARE REQUIRED.
PLEASE RELAY THEM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN.
DISCUSSION
MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT STARTING
OUT OF THE EAST NORTHEAST THIS MORNING, THEN SWITCHING TO MORE
EASTERLY THROUGH THE MORNING AND SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
THE MORNING INVERSION SHOULD ERODE BY MID- DAY AS WELL, BECOMING
FULLY MIXED AROUND 11 AM TO NOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (26300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 47 51 54 56 58 59 60 60
RH..............67 53 44 38 35 33 30 28 28
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 16 17 19 22 23 25 26 24
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........6 17 36 38 55 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 55 48 45 44 42
RH..............26 34 46 51 55 62
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 10 14 15 15
MIX HGT (FT)....3800 2500 400 400 400 500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 SE 8 SE 10 SE 12 SE 14 S 15
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 17 4 4 5 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO
22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 26
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (106200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........46 46 48 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 47 60 65
RH..............67 65 47 37
20 FT WIND......SE 9G15 SE 15G20 SE 21G24 SE 22G28
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 3400 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 SE 20 SE 22 SE 25
GFDI............0 1 1 3
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 26 63 98
FORECASTER...DODSON
REQUESTED BY...ALEX MEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412259.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/24/24
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