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FNUS73 KDMX 080926
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOENKSEN HERITAGE FARM...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
426 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 08.
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
IT WILL BE WINDY AND WARM TODAY CREATING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH AT IGNITION
TIME WILL BECOME FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM MID-MORNING TO
EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35% WITH MIXING
HEIGHTS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY PEAKING BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000
FEET AND ALLOWING FOR EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 44 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 32 TO 39 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (84600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (175800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (74500 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 40 56 66 46 53 41
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 63 66 68 66 66 65
RH..............53 48 43 39 40 37 33
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..25 24 23 22 20 17 14
20 FT WIND GUST.44 41 38 33 28 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.7 5.2 5.7 5.4 4.7 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.39 39 39 32 25 21 20
SMOKE DISPERSAL.93 126 176 161 120 85 75
SMOKE CAT.......GD VGD EXL EXL VGD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
12 TO 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (70500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........57 59 47 39 36 43 29 22 20 16 15 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 60 55 51 49 46 44 43 41 39 36 34
RH..............34 36 41 46 48 53 58 60 59 64 72 75
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 14 12 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 12 12 9 8 8 10 12 13 13 12
SMOKE DISPERSAL.71 19 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 5
SMOKE CAT.......GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 13
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27 33 49 58 67 68 69 70 76 82 88 91
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
TEMP............34 32 34 37 42 46 49 52 54 55 55 55
RH..............75 82 75 64 53 47 44 43 43 45 49 53
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.5 1.2 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 9 8 6 6 6 7 9 12 13
SMOKE DISPERSAL.4 3 4 10 11 7 6 9 13 18 22 20
SMOKE CAT.......PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...ANSORGE
REQUESTED BY...KODY WOHLERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609500.0/DMX
.DELDT 04/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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