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FNUS73 KDMX 091514
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LEDGES STATE PARK CAMPGROUND BURN...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
914 AM CST MON FEB 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 09.
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
THIS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOW 60S WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 45%. WIND WILL BECOME BREEZY AND
SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON, GUSTING 20-25+ MPH. WINDS SHIFT LATE
OVERNIGHT TO OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, REMAINING BREEZY THROUGH
TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (30200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................5.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 76 77 80 78 62 63 64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 41 46 51 56 58 56 55
RH..............78 70 63 56 51 47 51 55
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 14 14 14 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 21 22 23 23 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.4 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 18 18 17 18 17 15
GFDI............2 3 4 5 7 8 6 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.9 14 20 23 24 30 22 12
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
17 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........64 68 58 40 30 19 35 55 62 71 65 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 52 49 47 45 43 40 39 38 36 35 34
RH..............59 61 68 76 76 82 89 85 85 92 92 96
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W NW N N N N N N NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 9 12 13 15 16 15 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 10 12 15 18 21 23 24 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 17 23 25 24 24 21 22
GFDI............3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2
SMOKE DISPERSAL.9 8 7 5 7 10 16 21 22 25 24 28
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...ANDY BARTLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602152.0/DMX
.DELDT 02/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDY.BARTLETT@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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