174  
FNUS73 KDMX 081304  
FWSDMX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PLEASANT RUN CEMETERY...STORY COUNTY CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
804 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 THE 30-35% RANGE 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 (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (60400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 65 68 70 71 71  
RH..............48 45 39 35 32 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 18 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 3.2 3.8 4.6 4.8 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 15 14 14  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.37 48 56 60 57 58  
SMOKE CAT.......PR FR FR GD FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........3 13 8 16 4 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............70 65 57 52 49 45  
RH..............34 41 64 74 80 85  
20 FT WIND......E 10 E 8 E 6 E 6 E 5 E 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 9 8 7 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....5000 500 400 400 400 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 12 E 10 E 12 E 12 E 9  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.55 5 4 4 4 3  
SMOKE CAT.......FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (15200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........15 11 6 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 52 66 73  
RH..............81 60 37 29  
20 FT WIND......E 2G5 SE 2G5 E 2G6 SE 3G6  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 2900 3600  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 6 NE 5 NE 5  
GFDI............0 0 0 0  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.2 7 10 13  
SMOKE CAT.......POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 

 
FORECASTER...05  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON CLOUGH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513498.0/DMX  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BCLOUGH@STORYCOUNTYIOWA.GOV  
 
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