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FNUS73 KDMX 071607
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOAT RAMP...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1107 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON, TRANSITIONING TO
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40500 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........91 87 89 85 82 88 74
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 37 38 38 39 40 41
RH..............59 56 59 64 67 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 14 14 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 21 22 22 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 18 20 21 21
GFDI............2 3 3 2 3 3 3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.41 41 42 44 45 48 41
SMOKE CAT.......FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16500 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........76 78 84 82 71 73 82 82 79 77 78 74
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 39 40 40 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42
RH..............73 76 76 79 82 82 79 82 82 82 82 86
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 18
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 22 22 23 24 25 26 26 28 28 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.7 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 22 21 22 22 26 26 22 24 23 24
GFDI............3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.38 33 21 17 20 17 25 22 17 20 19 23
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...KLINT PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609365.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KLINT.PETERSON@DNR.IOWA.GOV
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