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FNUS73 KDMX 251313
FWSDMX
Spot Forecast for Cornland...USFWS
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
813 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 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 over far southwest Iowa this morning
before ending. Skies will become mostly sunny by this afternoon. The
wind will be light from the north today then become more southwesterly
this evening. A cold front will pass the state Thursday producing a
few light showers and a brisk northwest wind.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 7 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......3400-5000 ft AGL increasing to 5400-6400 ft AGL
in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 8 to 17 mph decreasing to around 7 mph
late in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
fire growth.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........26 22 18 14 11 9 7 5 3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............50 54 56 58 60 62 63 64 65
RH..............58 50 45 40 36 32 31 30 29
20 FT wind dir..N NE NE N N N N N N
20 FT wind spd..9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT wind gust.10 10 10 10
Mix hgt (kft)...3.4 4.6 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.2
Transp wind dir.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
Transp wind spd.17 17 15 13 10 9 8 7 7
Haines index....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 7 mph early in the evening
becoming light.
Mixing height.......5700-6000 ft AGL decreasing to 300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 1 to 7 mph shifting to the south early in
the morning.
Haines Index........4 to 5 or low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth or moderate potential for
large plume dominated fire growth.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........2 1 2 1 1 5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............64 59 51 47 45 42
RH..............31 37 50 58 62 67
20 ft wind......N 7 N 5 N 2 N 1 SE 1 S 1
20 ft wind gust.
Mix hgt (ft)....6000 3900 300 300 300 300
Transport wind..N 7 N 6 N 2 NE 1 E 1 SW 2
Haines index....4 4 5 5 5 5
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 5 to 13 mph
early in the morning.
Mixing height.......300-1600 ft AGL increasing to 6800-7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 2 to 10 mph increasing to northwest
13 to 20 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Haines Index........4 to 5 or low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth or moderate potential for
large plume dominated fire growth.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........14 25 34 50
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............38 51 64 67
RH..............79 54 34 32
20 FT wind......SW 2 SW 6 W 8G10 W 10G14
Mix hgt (ft)....300 2900 5300 7000
Transport wind..SW 2 W 10 W 14 W 15
Haines index....4 4 5 5
$$
Forecaster...Boksa
Requested by...Erik Acker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1807782.0/DMX
.EMAIL erik_acker@fws.gov