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FNUS73 KDMX 071319
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MORSE LAKE...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
819 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
INCREASING CLOUDS 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 SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (27300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (58900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 20 33 47 60 67 74 81 83
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............31 34 36 37 39 40 40 41 40
RH..............61 54 50 48 44 44 48 48 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 20
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 20 20 21 22 23 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.1 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 21
GFDI............2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.27 34 43 52 54 56 59 55 52
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (49600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (17400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........84 85 82 83 78 68
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 35 35 35 35 36
RH..............59 78 82 85 85 89
20 FT WIND......SE 20 SE 18 SE 20 SE 22 SE 24 S 26
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 24 28 30 32
MIX HGT (FT)....2800 1000 1200 900 1200 900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 SE 20 S 23 SE 23 S 28 S 26
GFDI............4 3 3 4 4 5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.50 17 24 19 28 21
SMOKE CAT.......FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 26 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 25 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 39
TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST 24 TO 31 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (24300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (98200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO GOOD (92900 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(186300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (56000
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................10 INCREASING TO 17 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........45 53 64
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 51 63
RH..............85 68 48
20 FT WIND......S 26G35 S 32G39 SW 30G39
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2700 4800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 29 S 41 SW 45
GFDI............6 13 19
SMOKE DISPERSAL.24 98 186
SMOKE CAT.......POOR GOOD EXNT
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...NATE MEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609324.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/07/26
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