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Spot Forecast for NWS Des Moines Test - Zogg...NWS Des Moines
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
806 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CST on February 03.
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...

This is a test. Partly sunny skies are expected today. Highs will
be in the middle 40s.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 43.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 7 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 21 mph shifting to the north 22
                    to 23 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5800 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (52000 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5800 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (52000 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
GFDI................4.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........70  73  77  80  79  77  76  75  75
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............40  42  42  42  42  42  41  40  37
RH..............89  82  79  79  76  73  67  64  70
20 FT wind dir..NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..7   10  12  13  14  14  15  15  14
20 FT wind gust.10  15  17  21  22  22  23  23  22
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.5
Transp wind dir.NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.12  20  21  22  23  23  23  23  22
GFDI............1   3   3   4   5   5   6   6   5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6   20  25  34  40  45  50  52  48
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR
SDspl kt-ft/10006   20  25  34  40  45  50  52  48

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 17.
Max humidity........75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 14 mph.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 18 to 22 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (44400 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to fair (27700 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (44400 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to fair (27700 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
GFDI................4.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........75     63     52     41     39     42
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............35     31     28     25     23     21
RH..............69     72     75     74     71     71
20 ft wind......N 14   N 12   N 10   N 10   N 10   N 10
20 ft wind gust.22     17     16     15     15     15
Mix hgt (ft)....2300   2100   2000   2000   1800   1900
Transport wind..N 22   N 21   N 18   N 18   N 18   N 18
GFDI............5      3      2      2      2      2
Vrate kt-ft/1K..44     38     32     32     29     30
Ventrate Cat....FAIR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR
SDspl kt-ft/100044     38     32     32     29     30

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 31.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 9 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 17 mph shifting to the east
                    around 16 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (23100 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (34500 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (23100 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (34500 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
GFDI................3.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........51        52        61        73
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............18        20        27        31
RH..............70        62        48        41
20 FT wind......NE 10G15  NE 10G14  NE 10G14  E 10G14
Mix hgt (ft)....1800      1800      2200      2400
Transport wind..N 17      NE 15     E 16      E 16
GFDI............2         2         3         4
Vrate kt-ft/1K..28        24        31        33
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      POOR      POOR
SDspl kt-ft/100028        24        31        33

$$
Forecaster...Zogg
Requested by...Jeff Zogg
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/03/25
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.EMAIL jeff.zogg@noaa.gov