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FNUS73 KDMX 061430
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD PYLAND...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
930 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TO BREEZY
OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE AROUND 60 TO 70% THIS MORNING, BUT
WILL STEADILY FALL TO AROUND 40 TO 50 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY, WITH LIGHT
RAIN CHANCES (20 TO 30%) THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND HIGH
LIKELIHOOD FOR SNOW (>80%) TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (40600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 75 67 68 70 69 62 66
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 45 47 48 49 50 49 48
RH..............65 62 56 56 54 50 50 49
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 17 17 17 15 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 2.5 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 15 13 13 14 13 13
SMOKE DISPERSAL.26 32 33 34 36 41 39 36
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (18900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70 74 82 90 98 98 97 97 98 98 98 98
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RS RS RS RS SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 46 42 40 37 36 36 34 34 33 32 30
RH..............49 49 55 59 70 72 72 82 78 82 85 88
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.5 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 18 18 18 18
SMOKE DISPERSAL.40 35 25 25 22 23 22 23 20 21 19 21
SMOKE CAT.......FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........97 97 96 95 94 93 91 90 89 87 86 86
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............30 30 29 30 31 33 35 37 39 40 42 42
RH..............92 88 92 92 92 89 82 79 76 76 73 76
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22
SMOKE DISPERSAL.24 24 28 30 29 29 28 28 28 29 27 24
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...DODSON
REQUESTED BY...JACOB ASHFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609115.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JACOB.ASHFORD@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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