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FNUS73 KDMX 071310
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNBAR WMA WILLOW TOWNSHIP...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
810 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN JUST SPOTTY RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON (30%
CHANCE). WIND WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20-25 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND TURN STRONGER
FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (28300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (42900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................2.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........93 93 93 94 94 93 92 91 91
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW RS RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............32 33 34 34 35 36 37 39 39
RH..............72 72 72 75 75 75 75 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 13 13 14 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 18 20 20 21 22 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 18 17 17 20 22 21 21
GFDI............1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.28 31 32 31 33 38 43 39 37
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14200 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........90 90 89 87 86 86 85 85 78 71 64 50
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 38 37 36 37 36 37 37 36 39 39 40
RH..............76 85 89 96 92 100 100 100 100 96 100 96
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 20
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 28 28 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.5 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 23 21 22 23 24 25 24 23 23 22 23
GFDI............3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.30 30 14 18 23 22 21 20 18 18 17 21
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 21 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 37
TO 45 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO 39 TO 47 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING
WEST 25 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (111600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (127100
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (175600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (73500
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................8 INCREASING TO 10 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 40 40 42 52 56 59 63 65 68 70 63
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 SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............42 43 45 50 53 57 61 64 66 66 66 66
RH..............93 89 82 74 74 67 60 54 50 50 48 45
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 23 25 26 28 28 26 24 22 18 15
20 FT WIND GUST.30 31 35 36 36 36 36 35 32 30 26 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.5 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 26 31 37 41 45 47 46 44 39 32 25
GFDI............4 5 6 9 10 12 14 14 13 11 8 6
SMOKE DISPERSAL.26 30 43 66 79 112 144 155 176 154 127 74
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL VGD GD
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...TANNER VENTEICHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609313.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/07/26
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