972
FNUS73 KDMX 061317
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TEDESCO CONNECTOR TRAIL...STORY COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
817 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 06.
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
MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY WITH LIGHT TO BREEZY WINDS OUT
OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST TODAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SUSTAINED AROUND
15 TO 20 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
HIGH AROUND 70 TO 80% THIS MORNING, BUT WILL STEADILY FALL TO
AROUND 40 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TEMPERATURE INVERSION
THIS MORNING WILL MIX THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS, IMPROVING SMOKE
DISPERSAL. OCCASIONAL CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY,
WITH THE CHANCE (20%) FOR LIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (34500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (52500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 51 55 64 73 82 83 85 86 89
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 38 40 40 41 41 43 43 43 44
RH..............82 76 67 64 59 57 51 51 47 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 20 20 20 21 20 20 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 21 21 20 18 17 15 14 15
GFDI............2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.35 43 45 51 51 53 52 46 48 52
SMOKE CAT.......PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15 TO
17 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (47900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........92 95 94 94 93 92 92 91 90 89 87 87
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 41 40 37 36 35 33 33 32 31 30 27
RH..............46 46 50 54 56 56 61 58 58 58 60 68
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 3.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 12 14 14 16 17 17 15 16
GFDI............4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
SMOKE DISPERSAL.48 37 14 13 11 14 14 21 30 30 26 29
SMOKE CAT.......FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (26500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (44200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........86 85 86 87 88 88 87 87 86 86 85 87
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW RS RS
TSTM COV........
TEMP............27 27 26 28 30 32 34 35 36 37 38 39
RH..............68 68 74 71 66 63 61 61 61 61 62 62
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 21 22 23
GFDI............1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.27 28 28 31 34 38 41 44 44 43 40 37
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...DODSON
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON CLOUGH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/06/26
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