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FNUS73 KDMX 071226
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLTERS PRAIRIE...BUTLER COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
726 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
INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. A FEW ISOLATED, LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON (30% CHANCE). WIND
WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO AROUND 45%. WINDS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND TURN STRONGER FROM THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (65900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 5 3 11 19 27 41 55 70 74
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............28 32 34 36 37 39 41 43 44 44
RH..............68 58 54 52 50 48 46 45 47 49
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 15 16 17 17 18 20 20 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 17 18
GFDI............1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.16 28 35 39 44 47 56 57 63 66
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (61600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (13000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........79 84 84 83 83 84 86 87 85 84 82 78
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 42 40 37 37 37 36 36 36 36 36 37
RH..............51 55 62 72 75 75 75 79 82 82 85 82
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 21 22 23 24
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 28 30 31 32
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE S S SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 18 24 24 21 22 26 26 28 26
GFDI............4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.62 22 16 13 25 27 18 19 25 24 27 24
SMOKE CAT.......GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 36 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 41
TO 46 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON,
THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (111500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (103700
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (173200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN
THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................9 INCREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 11 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........74 70 60 51 41 47 52 58 64 69 75 74
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
TEMP............38 39 42 45 51 55 59 62 64 64 64 64
RH..............85 85 82 82 71 66 60 56 54 56 56 56
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..24 24 26 29 30 31 32 32 31 29 26 23
20 FT WIND GUST.32 32 36 38 39 40 41 41 40 39 36 31
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.0 1.6 2.0 2.6 3.1 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.8 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 28 32 36 43 41 44 46 45 44 41 35
GFDI............5 5 7 9 12 15 19 21 21 18 14 11
SMOKE DISPERSAL.27 24 43 64 96 112 146 167 168 173 172 104
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL VGD
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...JACOB MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/07/26
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