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FNUS73 KDMX 251001
FWSDMX
Spot Forecast for 3 Mile North...Iowa DNR
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
501 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on April 25.
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...
A few light showers will linger this morning before ending. Skies
will become mostly sunny by this afternoon as high pressure
arrives. The area of high pressure will keep the wind light from
the north today before becoming more southwesterly by this
evening. A few light showers are possible on Thursday. A boundary
will move through the state on Thursday and will lead to the wind
becoming breezy and from the northwest during the day.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of
sprinkles early in the morning, then slight
chance of rain late in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 7 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......1500-2900 ft AGL increasing to 3800-5400 ft AGL
in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 8 mph
early in the afternoon.
Haines Index........2 to 5 or very low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth or moderate potential for
large plume dominated fire growth.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........92 89 89 87 82 76 69 62 55 45 33
Weather cov.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW RW RN RN RN
Tstm cov........
Temp............47 46 46 47 50 53 56 59 60 61 62
RH..............74 73 73 71 63 54 47 40 39 36 33
20 FT wind dir..N N N NE NE NE N N N N N
20 FT wind spd..10 12 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 7
20 FT wind gust.13 14 16 14 14 13 13 10 10
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.9 3.8 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.4
Transp wind dir.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Transp wind spd.18 17 16 15 14 12 10 8 7 6 6
Haines index....2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 7 mph early in the evening
becoming light, then becoming west 5 to 6 mph
after midnight.
Mixing height.......3700-5400 ft AGL decreasing to 300-2000 ft AGL
in the late evening and overnight.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........20 5 3 2 2 7
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............62 57 51 47 46 43
RH..............35 40 48 56 58 62
20 ft wind......N 7 N 5 N 3 W 3 SW 5 W 6
20 ft wind gust.
Mix hgt (ft)....5400 3700 300 300 300 300
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
rain in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 14 mph increasing to
around 15 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......300-1400 ft AGL increasing to 6500-7100 ft AGL.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........18 21 41 62
Weather cov..... S CHC
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE RAIN
Tstm cov........
Temp............40 53 64 66
RH..............73 52 38 38
20 FT wind......W 6 W 8G9 W 12G15 NW 14G20
Mix hgt (ft)....300 2500 5300 6800
$$
Forecaster...Donavon
Requested by...Natural Resource Tech 2
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1807676.0/DMX
.EMAIL josh.rusk@dnr.iowa.gov