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Spot Forecast for Yoakumville West...Iowa DNR-Rathbun Wildlife Unit
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
825 AM CST Fri Feb 13 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CST on February 13.
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...

Temperatures will reach the upper 50s this afternoon, with RH
dropping to around 30% by mid to late afternoon. Winds will be
light through the entire day, generally from the west and shifting
NW through the day.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the northwest
                    around 6 mph late in the afternoon, then
                    becoming light late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to
                    13 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3400 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to fair (28600 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
GFDI................2.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........3   3   8   9   5   4   4   6   8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............37  43  49  54  56  58  60  58  57
RH..............75  62  50  41  37  33  29  32  33
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   6   6   6   3   3
20 FT wind gust.8   8   8   10  10  10  9   8   6
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.3 0.8
Transp wind dir.W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.9   8   9   10  12  13  12  12  6
GFDI............1   1   1   2   2   3   3   2   1
Smoke Dispersal.3   7   11  17  22  29  28  23  4
Smoke Cat.......PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 36.
Max humidity........72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 3 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast
                    5 to 7 mph after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (600 knot-ft).
GFDI................1.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........17  19  21  24  28  37  37  52  54  70  75  81
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............53  47  45  43  41  40  39  38  38  37  37  37
RH..............39  51  53  57  62  64  67  70  70  72  72  72
20 FT wind dir..NW  N   W   W   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..2   2   1   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   2   3
20 FT wind gust.3   3   3   3   5   5   5   6   6   7   6   7
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  W   SW  SW  S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.6   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   7   7
GFDI............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Smoke Dispersal.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2
Smoke Cat.......PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the east
                    around 6 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 7 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2300 knot-ft).
GFDI................2.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........88  88  82  86  87  90  93  92  90  89  88  87
Weather cov.....                        CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                        RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
Temp............37  36  38  42  46  49  52  54  54  55  53  51
RH..............72  85  85  73  65  61  54  50  52  51  54  59
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   7   7   7   6
20 FT wind gust.8   8   8   9   10  10  12  12  12  12  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   SE  SE  SE  E   E   E
Transp wind spd.9   10  10  10  9   9   9   7   8   10  10  9
GFDI............1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2
Smoke Dispersal.2   3   4   4   5   6   7   4   6   9   7   4
Smoke Cat.......PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

$$
Forecaster...De Bruin
Requested by...Bryan Masters
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602698.0/DMX
.DELDT 02/13/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bryan.masters@dnr.iowa.gov