463  
FNUS73 KDMX 151205  
FWSDMX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CBG - SPECK...POLK COUNTY CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
705 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.  
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  
 
IT WILL BE VERY WARM TODAY WITH A BREEZE FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST  
PEAKING AROUND 10 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STAY ABOVE  
40%. WHILE NOT IN THE FORECAST BELOW, THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE  
(<15%) THAT ISOLATED STORMS COULD DEVELOP LATER TODAY IF NOT THIS  
AFTERNOON. IF THESE STORMS DO DEVELOP, GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS COULD  
BE POSSIBLE.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........64 65 66 67 62 58 53 55  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............77 81 84 87 88 88 89 88  
RH..............71 63 57 52 50 48 47 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST. 14 15 15 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.1 3.0 3.8 4.8 5.4 4.7 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 12 13 14 12 12  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.10 21 30 38 53 65 48 38  
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...ANSORGE  
REQUESTED BY...LAEL NEAL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2521967.0/DMX  
.DELDT 09/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LAEL.NEAL@POLKCOUNTYIOWA.GOV  
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