FNUS73 KDMX 161343 FWSDMX Spot Forecast for GV Burn...Iowa DNR National Weather Service Des Moines IA 843 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 16. 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... Dry conditions are expected today, with sunny skies and temperatures reaching into the upper 70s. Winds will increase out of the southwest late this morning into the afternoon, with gusts up to 20-25 mph, paired with minimum RH values in the mid to upper 30s. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Max temperature.....Around 79. Min humidity........37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 14 mph. Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 18 mph increasing to 21 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (99700 knot-ft) in the afternoon, then increasing to very good (118600 knot-ft) late in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........5 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............60 65 68 71 73 76 77 78 79 RH..............75 65 59 54 49 45 42 39 37 20 FT wind dir..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..6 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT wind gust. 10 14 16 18 20 20 18 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 3.3 4.1 5.0 5.9 5.2 Transp wind dir.SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Transp wind spd.10 13 15 18 21 22 23 23 22 Smoke Dispersal.4 10 22 42 59 79 100 119 98 Smoke Cat.......PR PR PR FR FR GD GD VGD GD $$ Forecaster...Bury Requested by...Joe Burg Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610531.0/DMX .DELDT 04/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL joe.burg@dnr.iowa.gov