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FNUS73 KDMX 071214
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTER LAKE PRESCRIBED FIRE - NO MOWS...POLK COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
714 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 07.
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
WINDS FROM THE EAST WILL BECOME FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAYTIME. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE AND SPOTTY SNOW OR RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
CHANCES INCREASING FROM 20% LATER THIS MORNING TO 30% LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE NO BETTER THAN FAIR DUE TO THE
CLOUD COVER. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND TURN STRONGER FROM
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (40600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........91 90 89 90 91 93 93 93 93 91
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34 35 36 36 37 37 39 40 41 42
RH..............61 59 59 61 64 67 64 67 65 67
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 15
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 21 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 20
GFDI............2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.21 28 35 36 39 39 39 40 41 41
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (13200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........89 85 81 72 71 78
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41 40 39 39 39 41
RH..............67 73 79 82 85 85
20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 21 23 24 25
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 800 800 800 800 1000
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 20 SE 18 SE 21 SE 20 S 18
GFDI............3 3 2 3 3 3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.40 14 14 15 13 16
SMOKE CAT.......FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
36 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 38
TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (221500 KNOT-FT) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................8 INCREASING TO 14 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........69 43 53 71
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 50 63 69
RH..............79 77 56 44
20 FT WIND......S 17G26 S 22G32 S 24G36 SW 23G35
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2000 3500 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 33 SW 44 SW 45
GFDI............4 7 14 17
SMOKE DISPERSAL.22 59 135 202
SMOKE CAT.......POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT
FORECASTER...ANSORGE
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS TODEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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