Suppression Forecast
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Spot Forecast for Kuehn savanna burning...Dallas County Conservation Board
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
903 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CST on November 26.
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...

High pressure building over the region will bring lighter winds;
turning to the south at near 10 mph. RH will drop to around 45% by
early afternoon.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 43.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 23 mph.
GFDI................3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........24  30  41  54  66  74  79
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............38  41  42  42  43  41  40
RH..............50  46  45  46  45  48  51
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..8   9   9   9   9   8   7
20 FT wind gust.14  16  17  17  16  15  14
Mix hgt (kft)...1.7 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.21  22  23  21  17  16  15
GFDI............2   3   3   3   3   2   2
Haines index....5   5   5   5   5   5   5

$$
Forecaster...Vachalek
Requested by...Jim Uthe
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2427318.0/DMX
.DELDT 11/25/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jim.uthe@dallascountyiowa.gov