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FNUS73 KDMX 281531 FWSDMX 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 .TAG 2408766.0/DMX .DELDT 03/28/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL [email protected]