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FNUS73 KDMX 081418
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMOND LAKE RX...POWESHIEK COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
918 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 35-40% RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH, A FEW
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (56000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........4 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 67
RH..............57 45
20 FT WIND......NE 13G16 NE 13G16
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 3500
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 16 NE 18
GFDI............0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.26 55
SMOKE CAT.......POOR FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY (%).........9 1 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............70 56 48
RH..............38 66 68
20 FT WIND......NE 10G18 NE 7G13 E 6G12
MIX HGT (FT)....4300 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 12 E 12
GFDI............0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.56 5 4
SMOKE CAT.......FAIR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (15400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........15 7 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41 56 69
RH..............71 46 30
20 FT WIND......NE 5G9 E 3G8 E 3G8
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 NE 8 NE 6
GFDI............0 0 0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.2 13 15
SMOKE CAT.......POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...COLE ROZENDAAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/25
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