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FNUS73 KDMX 061342
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SICKLES NORTH...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
842 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 LOW 50S ARE EXPECTED, ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 15-20 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (22100 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 84 72 71 70 75 76 68 71
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 44 44 45 47 47 48 47 47
RH..............70 68 65 60 56 56 54 53 51
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18 18 17 17 17 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.8 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 14 13 13 13 14
GFDI............3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.22 27 32 38 36 34 36 37 39
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE FOR RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 16
TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18400 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........78 84 89 93 98 98 97 97 98 99 99 98
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RS RS SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 44 40 38 37 35 34 34 33 32 31 31
RH..............51 53 59 64 70 75 78 78 78 85 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.5 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE N NE NE E NE NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 16 16 16 18 16 16 17 18 17
GFDI............4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SMOKE DISPERSAL.38 33 27 26 21 19 22 18 19 19 19 20
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING, SWITCHING OVER TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18900 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........98 97 96 96 95 94 92 91 89 87 85 87
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW RS RS RS RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............29 29 29 28 31 32 34 35 37 38 40 41
RH..............92 92 92 100 92 92 85 85 82 82 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 21 21 21
GFDI............2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.21 19 24 28 30 31 30 29 27 24 22 21
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...BURY
REQUESTED BY...DRAY WALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609100.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DRAY.WALTER@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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