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FNUS73 KDMX 061444
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY GROVE PARK...STORY COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
944 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 UPPER 40S ARE EXPECTED, ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 20-25 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (49100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 65 77 84 87 86 90
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 41 41 41 42 42 43
RH..............62 57 57 55 53 50 49
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 21 20 20 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.2 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 21 18 18 17 14 14
SMOKE DISPERSAL.57 56 55 58 57 50 49
SMOKE CAT.......FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15 TO
17 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (52200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (11300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........91 94 93 91 90 90 90 90 89 87 86 84
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43 42 40 38 37 35 33 32 31 30 29 28
RH..............47 46 50 52 54 59 61 61 61 60 63 66
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 13 13 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 3.8 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 12 12 13 16 16 17 17 17 15 16
SMOKE DISPERSAL.52 46 14 11 14 18 20 27 29 29 26 29
SMOKE CAT.......FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, SWITCHING
TO RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (40900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 80 81 83 84 85 86 87 87 86 86 87
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW RS RS
TSTM COV........
TEMP............27 27 26 28 31 33 35 37 38 39 40 40
RH..............68 68 74 71 63 61 59 56 57 57 57 59
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 21 22
SMOKE DISPERSAL.26 24 26 30 36 39 40 41 41 41 39 38
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...BURY
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON CLOUGH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609121.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/06/26
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.EMAIL BCLOUGH@STORYCOUNTYIOWA.GOV
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