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FNUS73 KDMX 061404
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR COZAD/HOUSTONS...IOWA DNR RATHBUN WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
904 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 15-20 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (29800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (44700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 90 81 78 83 85 83 83 86
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 44 44 46 47 47 48 47 47
RH..............73 65 62 55 51 49 47 47 45
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 20 18 18 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 18 17 16 14 14 14 15
GFDI............3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.30 33 44 43 43 38 42 42 45
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR FR FR FR PR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 14 TO
15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12000 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........86 90 91 93 95 95 95 96 96 96 97 96
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RS RS SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 44 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 30
RH..............45 51 57 62 64 64 67 69 72 72 75 78
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 2.7 2.0 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 13 12 14 14 15 14 14 14
GFDI............4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SMOKE DISPERSAL.40 32 24 18 19 14 17 19 18 14 12 13
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
SWITCHING TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15400 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96 95 93 92 90 91 91 92 89 86 83 84
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW RS RS RS RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............30 30 29 30 32 34 35 37 39 40 41 42
RH..............78 78 85 85 78 72 72 67 64 62 62 60
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 18 18 18 18 20 21 22 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 21
GFDI............2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.15 16 21 24 25 29 34 36 33 28 23 23
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...BURY
REQUESTED BY...GREG L SCHMITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609108.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GREG.SCHMITT@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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