277
FNUS73 KOAX 111556
FWSOAX

Spot Forecast for Blue Lake Stangel...IA DNR
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
1056 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 CDT on May 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Skies will stay mostly sunny today. with winds out of the west-
northwest around 5-15 mph. Smoke dispersal will be excellent with
mixing heights getting up around 10,000 feet and transport winds
also out of the west-northwest at around 15 mph.

Strongest Possible Wind Speeds on Day of Burn: 15 mph

Lowest Possible Relative Humidity on Day of Burn: 23 percent

.REST OF TODAY...

Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8 to 9 mph.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Temp............76  76  78  79  79  80
RH..............33  31  29  27  28  28
20 FT wind dir..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.11  13  13  13  13  11

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 7 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming south 5 to 7 mph
                    in the late evening and overnight.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........13     11     13     16     12     23
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............80     75     64     59     55     55
RH..............28     36     51     56     66     68
20 ft wind......NW 6   SW 4   S 5    S 5    S 6    S 6
20 ft wind gust.10     6      7      8      10     10

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Chance of
                    rain showers in the afternoon. Chance of
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 13 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........30     28     63     74     75     77
Weather cov.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                            S CHC  CHANCE
RH..............70     64     46     39     34     36
20 ft wind......SW 6   SW 8   SW 8   SW 11  SW 12  SW 11
20 ft wind gust.10     12     12     14     17     16

$$
Forecaster...McCoy
Requested by...Doug Chafa
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413776.0/OAX
.DELDT 05/11/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Doug.Chafa@dnr.iowa.gov