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FNUS73 KDMX 071348
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTOPHERSON/ANDERSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
848 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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
WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING
TO 15-20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 30 AND 35% THIS AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR GUSTY, ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS OF
30-40 MPH, THESE ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE WITH
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY AT THE BURN SITE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (70000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........59 55 60 64 69 69 70 71 70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 63 65 68 71 73 74 75 74
RH..............62 54 50 43 39 37 34 33 33
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.16 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.9 4.5 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 17
GFDI............0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SMOKE DISPERSAL.17 21 32 33 41 47 58 67 70
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (70500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70 69 66 64 61 49 38 26 24 22 21 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73 72 67 64 61 59 57 55 54 53 51 51
RH..............34 35 43 48 56 57 59 64 66 66 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 21 20 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 13
GFDI............1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.71 67 14 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 9 8
SMOKE CAT.......GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (46200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................1.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 19 14 10 5 5 6 6 5 3 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50 49 51 54 58 62 66 68 70 71 73 72
RH..............71 74 68 59 51 43 37 33 30 29 26 27
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.3 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 14 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
SMOKE DISPERSAL.10 13 17 16 16 23 32 40 42 45 46 43
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513359.0/DMX
.DELDT 05/07/25
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.EMAIL RYAN_HARR@FWS.GOV
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