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FNUS73 KDMX 071518
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAYS BRANCH KINDRED AND OVERLOOK...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1018 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (28300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (41900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........93 94 94 95 93 91 90 90
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW RS RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34 36 37 37 38 40 40 41
RH..............66 67 67 72 73 70 76 73
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 14 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 21 21 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 17 17 18 20 21 22
GFDI............2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.28 32 32 33 35 38 40 42
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR 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 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13700 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........90 90 88 86 84 83 83 83 82 81 80 68
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 36 40 40 41
RH..............79 79 85 89 92 92 96 96 100 89 96 92
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 20
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 26 28 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 22 23 24 22 21 22 22 22 21
GFDI............3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.31 26 16 19 24 22 17 14 17 18 18 18
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 21 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 36
TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 41 TO 46 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST AROUND 32 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (104900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (112000
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (201700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN
THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................9 INCREASING TO 12 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........56 44 43 42 41 49 56 64 68 72 76 74
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............42 44 46 49 54 58 62 65 66 67 67 66
RH..............93 86 83 80 74 67 60 54 52 50 49 48
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 23 25 26 28 28 26 25 23 21 17
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 33 36 36 37 37 36 33 31 28 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 1.5 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.6 4.7 5.1 5.5 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 24 30 36 39 43 45 45 46 45 41 32
GFDI............4 5 7 9 10 13 15 16 15 13 11 7
SMOKE DISPERSAL.23 27 38 64 79 105 131 142 190 202 198 112
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR GD GD VGD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL VGD
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...TANNER VENTEICHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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