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FNUS73 KDMX 061334
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICHAQUA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
834 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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
CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH DRY CONDITIONS UNTIL THE
AFTERNOON WHEN LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. MINIMUM
RHS IN THE 40S ARE EXPECTED, ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING UP
TO 15 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (42500 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 57 65 74 82 84 85 87 89
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 41 42 42 43 46 46 46 46
RH..............76 67 62 62 57 49 49 47 45
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 20 18 17 15 14 14
GFDI............2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.43 48 52 53 57 54 51 49 51
SMOKE CAT.......FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15 TO
16 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (45000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (13800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........91 93 92 92 92 92 91 91 90 89 88 89
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 44 41 39 38 37 36 34 33 32 30 30
RH..............47 47 52 57 57 56 59 58 61 61 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 3.0 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 15 16 16 16
GFDI............3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
SMOKE DISPERSAL.45 30 21 17 18 20 14 15 19 25 27 28
SMOKE CAT.......FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS,
SWITCHING TO A WINTERY MIX INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (27600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (43700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 91 90 88 87 88 89 90 89 87 86 87
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW RS RS
TSTM COV........
TEMP............29 28 29 29 31 33 34 36 37 38 39 40
RH..............66 68 72 75 69 66 66 64 64 64 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 9 10 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 16 17 17 18 20 21 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 21 22 23
GFDI............1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.28 28 32 34 35 38 41 44 44 42 38 36
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...BURY
REQUESTED BY...CASEY TRINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609092.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/06/26
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