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Spot Forecast for Snyder Rx...INHF
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1031 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on March 28. 
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...

Quiet conditions expected today with light winds. Poor dispersion is 
expected early this morning with increasing winds in the afternoon hours.
No other fire concerns are expected today. Showers will return to the region
later in the period. 

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 55. 
Min humidity........49 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 6 mph. 
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....South 8 to 9 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (12500 knot-ft) early in the morning 
                    increasing to fair (28000 knot-ft) in the 
                    afternoon. 
GFDI................2. 
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large 
                    plume dominated fire growth. 

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
Sky (%).........27  42  43  43  41  35  36  
Weather cov.....                            
Weather type....                            
Tstm cov........                            
Temp............42  44  47  49  51  53  55  
RH..............57  55  51  52  50  50  49  
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   SE  SE  E   
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   6   6   5   
20 FT wind gust.                    8   8   
Mix hgt (kft)...1.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.5 
Transp wind dir.SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   
Transp wind spd.8   8   8   8   9   9   9   
GFDI............1   2   2   2   2   2   2   
Haines index....3   3   4   4   4   4   4   
SDspl kt-ft/100013  15  17  19  25  27  28  

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming 
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). 
Min temperature.....Around 37. 
Max humidity........83 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 6 to 8 mph. 
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph shifting to the east 10 
                    to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (18900 knot-ft) early in the evening 
                    decreasing to poor (4200 knot-ft) late in the 
                    night. 
GFDI................2. 
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large 
                    plume dominated fire growth. 

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   
Sky (%).........30     31     22     25     47     65     
Weather cov.....                                          
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
Tstm cov........                                          
Temp............54     49     44     40     38     38     
RH..............52     63     74     78     82     78     
20 ft wind......NE 6   NE 7   E 8    E 8    E 7    E 7    
20 ft wind gust.8      10     14     14     13     14     
Mix hgt (ft)....2700   400    400    500    500    500    
Transport wind..SE 8   E 12   E 15   E 13   E 13   E 12   
GFDI............2      2      2      2      2      2      
Haines index....4      4      4      4      3      3      
SDspl kt-ft/100019     4      6      5      5      5      

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of 
                    rain showers in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....Around 64. 
Min humidity........57 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 8 to 13 mph increasing to 13 to 
                    14 mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southeast 12 to 20 mph shifting to the south 14 
                    to 20 mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5200 knot-ft) early in the morning 
                    increasing to excellent (63700 knot-ft) in the 
                    afternoon. 
GFDI................6. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM      
Sky (%).........67        77        83        86        
Weather cov.....                              S CHC     
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    
Tstm cov........                                        
Temp............38        44        57        63        
RH..............83        87        64        58        
20 FT wind......E 8G14    SE 12G17  SE 14G21  S 14G22   
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1000      2900      3400      
Transport wind..E 12      SE 16     S 20      S 18      
GFDI............2         3         7         9         
Haines index....3         3         3         3         
SDspl kt-ft/10005         14        50        53        

$$
Forecaster...Vachalek
Requested by...Derek Miner
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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