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FNUS73 KDMX 071244
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCFARLAND PARK...STORY COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
744 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
MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE DAY. A FEW ISOLATED, LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON (30% CHANCE). WIND WILL BE OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-25 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO AROUND 40%. WINDS WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED AND TURN STRONGER FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (48200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 80 79 82 84 87 88 90 91 89
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............31 32 34 35 36 37 39 39 40 41
RH..............63 63 58 59 59 59 57 62 62 65
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 17 18 20 20 22 23 23 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 18 18 17 18 20 20 21
GFDI............1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.20 24 33 43 47 46 47 48 45 48
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (17000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........87 86 85 84 84 81 79 77 78 80 81 76
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 40 39 37 37 37 37 38 38 39 39 40
RH..............67 70 76 82 85 85 85 82 85 82 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 20 20 21 22
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 23 23 24 25 26 28 28 30 30 31
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 23 22 21 22 22 22 25 23 24 24 24
GFDI............4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.38 40 21 19 21 18 17 21 20 18 19 21
SMOKE CAT.......PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 22 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 39 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 39
TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON,
THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (109700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO GOOD (99200 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(178200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................8 INCREASING TO 14 LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 65 56 48 39 46 52 59 65 71 77 77
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........ SCH SCH
TEMP............41 42 44 48 54 58 61 64 66 66 66 66
RH..............89 89 86 80 69 62 60 54 50 50 48 48
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..22 22 24 25 26 26 28 26 25 24 22 18
20 FT WIND GUST.30 31 35 37 39 40 40 40 39 38 35 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.6 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.9 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 30 33 40 41 41 45 45 44 39 31
GFDI............4 5 6 8 12 14 16 18 18 16 14 10
SMOKE DISPERSAL.23 23 40 59 94 110 130 171 178 178 167 99
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL GD
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON CLOUGH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/07/26
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