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FNUS73 KOAX 271408
FWSOAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELI SLUSHER WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
908 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY, WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES NEAR AVERAGE AND PEAKING IN THE MID 80S. WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT AND OUT OF THE NORTH AT IGNITION TIME. THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WINDS WILL REMAIN CALM AND SHIFT CLOCKWISE
TOWARDS SOUTHEASTERLY. AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 5500-6000 FT, BRINGING GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WITH MINIMUM VALUES
EXPECTED AROUND 38-40% BEFORE REBOUNDING IN THE 75-85% RANGE
OVERNIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ENTER THE FORECAST FRIDAY MORNING.
STRONGEST POSSIBLE 30 FT WIND SPEEDS ON DAY OF BURN: 10 MPH
LOWEST POSSIBLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON DAY OF BURN: 38 PERCENT
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (30 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (36000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 8 21 18 15 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 79 81 82 82 82
RH..............54 52 49 46 44 46
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 5 5 5 4
30 FT WND DIR...NW NW NW NW N N
30 FT WND SPD...3 3 3 3 3 3
30 FT WND GST...7 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 5.3 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 7 7 6
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 26 33 36 35 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (30 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 1 11 17 29 18 12 14 6 5 10 27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............83 81 77 73 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 64
RH..............44 53 60 66 71 73 76 75 78 81 84 84
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
30 FT WND DIR...N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
30 FT WND SPD...3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
30 FT WND GST...7 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE E E E E SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 2 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
WIND (30 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (52700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 42 59 38 20 8 10 22 2 10 18 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 63 65 69 73 77 79 81 82 83 83 84
RH..............87 87 84 76 66 58 54 49 49 46 48 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SE S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.4 5 6 6 8 10 10 11 12 12 12 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S SE S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.3 4 4 4 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10
30 FT WND DIR...SE S SE S S S S S S S S S
30 FT WND SPD...3 3 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 9 9
30 FT WND GST...5 6 7 7 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.4 3.4 4.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 9 9 9 10 12 10 10 12 12
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 3 4 9 20 33 44 50 53 49 38
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...WOOD
REQUESTED BY...MATT DOLLISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2620695.0/OAX
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATT.DOLLISON@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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