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FNUS73 KDMX 071313
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR KUEHN CONSERVATION AREA...DALLAS COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
813 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 07.
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
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST TO EAST INTO MIDDAY AND MAY BECOME OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN
10-15 MPH. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WHICH
MAY BRING A LOW CHANCE (<30%) FOR A SHOWER/STORM AT THE BURN
SITE. THESE DO POSE THE HAZARD OF GUSTY, ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS OF
30-40 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DO DROP TO AROUND 30% BY THIS
AFTERNOON AS WELL.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (60500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (85900
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........84 79 74 69 65 60 62 63 64 70
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
TEMP............57 62 65 68 71 74 76 76 77 76
RH..............80 65 56 51 44 38 34 33 31 33
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST. 12 13 13 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.4 2.9 3.8 5.0 7.3 7.8 7.8 7.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 10 12 14 16 16 16 14
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.2 4 9 26 38 61 102 110 110 86
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77 83 85 88 90 82 74 66 64 62 59 55
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
TEMP............76 73 69 64 62 60 60 59 58 57 54 53
RH..............36 41 49 63 70 75 75 80 80 80 86 80
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E NE E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 10 12 12 12 9 12 13 16 17 17
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.53 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 15 15 16
SMOKE CAT.......FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (48400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 47 37 28 18 15 12 9 9 8 8 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 51 53 54 58 61 65 68 70 71 73 72
RH..............80 80 77 74 67 58 48 40 36 34 30 33
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.3 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E NE NE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 14 13 14 16 16 14 13 13
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.15 18 20 24 25 25 34 45 48 48 47 42
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...GREG SIECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513344.0/DMX
.DELDT 05/07/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GREG.SIECK@DALLASCOUNTYIOWA.GOV
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