784
FNUS73 KDMX 061512
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR RCP EAST CAMPGROUND...MARION COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1012 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 15-20 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46900 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................5.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67 72 85 88 88 87 90
WEATHER COV..... CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 47 47 47 46 46 45
RH..............53 49 47 45 47 45 47
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 18 18 18 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.3 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 18 17 15 16 14
GFDI............5 5 5 5 5 5 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.51 54 56 54 51 60 47
SMOKE CAT.......FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13 TO
15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (42400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (15300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........89 90 91 92 92 91 90 89 90 90 90 90
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 42 41 40 39 37 38 36 34 34 32 30
RH..............45 50 52 55 54 59 54 56 61 56 61 66
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 12 13 13 13 12 13 15 15 15
GFDI............4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SMOKE DISPERSAL.42 27 18 17 20 20 22 17 15 21 23 24
SMOKE CAT.......FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...BURY
REQUESTED BY...JASON RYAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609128.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JRYAN@MARIONCOUNTYIOWA.GOV
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