744
FNUS73 KDMX 061346
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMOND LAKE RX...POWESHIEK COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
846 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 20-25 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (64200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................5.
TIME (CDT) 9 AM 1 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........43 56 87
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 47 45
RH..............76 47 43
20 FT WIND......NW 12G22 N 13G20 N 12G18
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3500 4100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 20 N 16
GFDI............3 5 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.41 60 58
SMOKE CAT.......FAIR GOOD FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 16
TO 17 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (54900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (13200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY (%).........87 89 87
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 38 31
RH..............41 52 58
20 FT WIND......N 10G17 N 7G15 NE 8G15
MIX HGT (FT)....4200 1900 1200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 13 NE 16
GFDI............5 2 2
SMOKE DISPERSAL.55 21 16
SMOKE CAT.......FAIR POOR POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF A
WINTRY MIX TO RAIN INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (44500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........83 81 85
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............28 31 37
RH..............63 63 54
20 FT WIND......E 7G15 E 10G18 SE 12G20
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2500 2900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 16 SE 17
GFDI............2 2 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.24 35 43
SMOKE CAT.......POOR POOR FAIR
FORECASTER...BURY
REQUESTED BY...COLE ROZENDAAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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