FNUS73 KDMX 071058 FWSDMX Spot Forecast for Sand Creek NW...Iowa DNR National Weather Service Des Moines IA 558 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 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... Cool today with an afternoon high around 47 degrees. North winds remain breezy most of the day, gusting 20-25+ mph into the afternoon. It will also be quite dry with relative humidity bottoming out around 30% this afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Max temperature.....Around 47. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 12 to 17 mph. Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 17 to 24 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good (43400 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (77500 knot-ft) in the afternoon. GFDI................3. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........4 5 7 4 2 1 1 1 1 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............38 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 47 RH..............64 57 48 44 41 35 32 31 30 20 FT wind dir..N N N N N N N N N 20 FT wind spd..15 16 17 17 16 15 14 14 12 20 FT wind gust.21 23 25 25 23 21 21 20 18 Mix hgt (kft)...2.3 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.6 Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N N N Transp wind spd.22 23 24 22 22 21 20 18 17 GFDI............2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 Smoke Dispersal.43 58 71 69 75 78 76 73 70 Smoke Cat.......FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). Min temperature.....Around 25. Max humidity........65 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 12 mph in the evening becoming light. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........2 2 3 3 2 4 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............45 39 33 31 28 26 RH..............31 39 49 53 60 65 20 ft wind......N 12 N 7 N 5 N 5 NE 3 E 3 20 ft wind gust.17 14 10 9 8 8 Mix hgt (ft)....4600 800 400 400 400 400 .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Max temperature.....Around 54. Min humidity........31 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 6 to 13 mph early in the morning. Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........3 4 6 19 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............25 33 46 52 RH..............68 51 35 32 20 FT wind......E 3G7 S 7G10 S 9G13 S 13G16 Mix hgt (ft)....400 1900 3100 3200 $$ Forecaster...Hagenhoff Requested by...Natural Resource Tech 2 Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2509021.0/DMX .DELDT 04/07/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL josh.rusk@dnr.iowa.gov