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FNUS73 KDMX 081311
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLDEN CCB...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
811 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08.
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
BREEZY WIND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
40-45 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND
30% THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH OF 65. THERE ARE ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY DUE TO STRONGER WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 26 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 43 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 18
TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 TO 38 MPH BECOMING WEST 20 TO 22
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (66100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (140700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................11.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 59 67 76 74 73 72 65
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 58 60 63 64 63 63 62
RH..............57 53 51 48 45 43 38 36
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..26 28 26 23 22 22 20 18
20 FT WIND GUST.43 39 36 31 26 24 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.3 4.5 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 38 36 29 22 22 20 20
GFDI............11 15 13 11 9 8 6 7
SMOKE DISPERSAL.66 108 141 126 101 84 82 84
SMOKE CAT.......GD VGD VGD VGD VGD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (88800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........57 39 18 10 10 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59 51 45 41 37 33
RH..............37 41 49 57 67 72
20 FT WIND......W 17 W 14 W 12 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (FT)....4900 1000 500 700 700 800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 21 W 15 W 14 NW 15 NW 12 NW 13
GFDI............6 4 3 2 1 1
SMOKE DISPERSAL.89 14 6 9 7 8
SMOKE CAT.......GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7600 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........6 28 68
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............30 39 50
RH..............78 57 44
20 FT WIND......NW 8G14 NW 7G12 N 6G8
MIX HGT (FT)....800 2200 3100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 NW 9 NW 7
GFDI............1 1 1
SMOKE DISPERSAL.9 17 18
SMOKE CAT.......POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS STEINLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/08/26
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