718
FNUS73 KDMX 081300
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BADGER WEST UNIT...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
800 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 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
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING TO NEAR 30% BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT
OF THE EAST TO NORTHEAST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (55600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 56 59 62 65 67 70 72 73 73
RH..............70 63 55 51 46 45 40 36 34 32
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 13 13 13 14 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.4 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE NE E E E NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 13
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.18 23 21 25 35 42 52 56 54 53
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 12 10 5 6 4 5 5 7 4 4 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............72 71 67 62 59 56 54 52 50 48 46 46
RH..............32 32 39 51 57 62 66 71 76 79 81 78
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 12 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 12 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 8
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.52 41 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
SMOKE CAT.......FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO
6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (16500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 26 18 8 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 46 50 53 59 63 67 70 71 73 75 75
RH..............77 70 68 59 45 39 36 34 32 30 28 28
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.8 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.2 2 5 7 9 12 15 17 16 16 15 11
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...DRAY WALTER (WL TECH I)
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/25
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