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FNUS73 KDMX 071613
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOP...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1113 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 OF
SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (42400 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................3.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........86 91 89 89 88 79 83
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 40 41 40 42 42 42
RH..............54 52 55 64 62 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 20 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 18 18 20 21
GFDI............2 2 2 3 3 3 3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.43 43 44 45 42 45 47
SMOKE CAT.......FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (43000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (15000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................4.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........79 87 87 88 74 77 70 62 71 78 78 78
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 41 42 42 41 41 42 41 42 43 43 44
RH..............65 70 70 73 76 76 73 79 76 76 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 22 23 23 23 24 25 25 26 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 20 20 20 21 22 24 22 22 23
GFDI............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.43 35 17 17 18 17 18 15 18 16 18 23
SMOKE CAT.......FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
36 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 38
TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (103500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (135900
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (223400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN
THE AFTERNOON.
GFDI................9 INCREASING TO 14 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 68 48 36 25 20 24 20 32 43 58 77
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC
TEMP............44 45 48 52 57 60 64 67 68 70 70 69
RH..............82 82 80 74 67 62 54 49 47 44 42 44
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 20 22 23 24 23 23 23 22 22 20
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 30 33 35 36 36 35 35 33 32 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.9 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 26 32 38 39 43 44 44 45 44 38
GFDI............4 4 6 7 10 12 13 15 16 15 15 11
SMOKE DISPERSAL.22 22 31 57 86 104 136 163 178 204 223 145
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL VGD
FORECASTER...HAGENHOFF
REQUESTED BY...CASEY TRINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609366.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/07/26
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