May 25, 2023 5:11 AM

FNUS73 KOAX 251011
FWSOAX

Spot Forecast for Pisgah Unit Burning...Iowa DNR
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
511 AM CDT Thu May 25 2023

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on May 25. 
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Early morning radar indicates small scattered showers near the
burn area, and it is likely that at least one or two brief rain
showers have fallen on the burn site in the past 6 hours.
Scattered showers will remain in the general region for much of
the day, although most hours will be rain-free. It is one of those
days when it is hard to pin down exact time of a shower or storm
because development will be pretty sporadic. Temperatures should
warm to the lower 80s by afternoon, and if an afternoon storm
develops nearby, it could produce a gust up to 35 mph. Otherwise
expect persistent winds from the southeast with 20 ft winds of
10-13 mph and occasional gusts 18-20 mph.
                        
Strongest Possible Wind Speeds on Day of Burn: 35 mph, but only if a 
     thunderstorm develops nearby during the afternoon hours.
            
Lowest Possible Relative Humidity on Day of Burn: 35-40 percent

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Scattered showers or
                    even a thunderstorm today. Most hours will be rain free. 
Max temperature.....Around 80. 
Min humidity........44 percent. 
Eye level winds.....Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph. 
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 13 mph. Gusty and erratic 
                    winds possible near thunderstorms. Max gusts even near
                    storms should be less than 30 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southeast 14 to 17 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6000 knot-ft) early in the morning 
                    increasing to excellent (72900 knot-ft) in the 
                    afternoon. 
GFDI................0. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   
Sky (%).........29     26     27     24     43     44     
Weather cov.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC         S CHC  
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   RNSHWR 
Tstm cov........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC         S CHC  
Temp............62     67     72     77     79     78     
RH..............81     68     59     50     45     46     
20 ft wind......SE 11  SE 11  SE 11  SE 10  SE 11  SE 11  
20 ft wind gust.14     14     12     12     14     14     
Eye level wind..SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   
Eye lvl wnd gst.10     10     9      9      10     11     
Surface wind....SE 14  SE 14  SE 14  SE 13  SE 14  SE 14  
Surface wnd gst.17     17     15     15     17     18     
Mix hgt (ft)....500    1300   2200   5400   6000   3600   
Transport wind..SE 14  SE 17  SE 15  SE 14  SE 14  S 16   
GFDI............0      0      0      0      0      0      
Haines index....4      4      4      4      4      4      
SDspl kt-ft/10006      15     37     65     73     57     

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Slight chance of 
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. 
Min temperature.....Around 56. 
Max humidity........62 percent. 
Eye level winds.....Southeast winds 7 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 23 mph 
                    in the late evening and overnight. 
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 11 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 23 
                    mph in the late evening and overnight. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 23 
                    mph in the late evening and overnight. Gusty 
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms 
                    early in the evening. 
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southeast 14 to 17 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (41200 knot-ft) early in the evening 
                    decreasing to poor (5700 knot-ft) late in the 
                    night. 
GFDI................0. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   
Sky (%).........45     42     35     31     15     7      
Weather cov.....S CHC                                     
Weather type....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
Tstm cov........S CHC                                     
Temp............77     74     67     65     62     59     
RH..............47     51     61     61     57     54     
20 ft wind......SE 11  SE 11  SE 10  SE 10  SE 12  SE 11  
20 ft wind gust.14     14     16     17     18     18     
Eye level wind..SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 9   SE 8   
Eye lvl wnd gst.11     11     12     13     14     13     
Surface wind....SE 14  SE 14  SE 13  SE 13  SE 15  SE 14  
Surface wnd gst.18     18     20     21     23     22     
Mix hgt (ft)....2600   600    500    500    500    500    
Transport wind..SE 16  SE 14  SE 17  SE 17  SE 17  SE 16  
GFDI............0      0      0      0      0      0      
Haines index....4      4      4      4      4      4      
SDspl kt-ft/100041     18     7      7      8      7      

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 81. 
Min humidity........27 percent. 
Eye level winds.....Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph. 
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 13 to 16 mph. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph. 
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southeast 16 to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5100 knot-ft) early in the morning 
                    increasing to excellent (89100 knot-ft) in the 
                    afternoon. 
GFDI................0. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   
Sky (%).........7      3      3      7      11     10     
Weather cov.....                                          
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
Tstm cov........                                          
Temp............56     60     69     74     79     80     
RH..............57     50     41     35     30     29     
20 ft wind......SE 10  SE 12  SE 12  SE 12  SE 13  SE 13  
20 ft wind gust.18     18     17     16     16     16     
Eye level wind..SE 8   SE 9   SE 9   SE 9   SE 10  SE 10  
Eye lvl wnd gst.13     14     13     12     12     12     
Surface wind....SE 13  SE 15  SE 15  SE 15  SE 16  SE 16  
Surface wnd gst.22     23     21     20     20     20     
Mix hgt (ft)....500    900    1900   3500   4900   5500   
Transport wind..SE 16  SE 18  SE 18  SE 18  SE 18  S 18   
GFDI............0      0      0      0      0      0      
Haines index....4      4      4      4      4      4      
SDspl kt-ft/10005      12     30     60     83     89     

$$
Forecaster...Barjenbruch
Requested by...Jeff Seago
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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