FNUS73 KDMX 061435 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON LEK...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 835 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT A MID BURN OBSERVATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO MINNESOTA WILL DRAG A WEAK TROUGH ACROSS IOWA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS TURNING FROM SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST TO WEST BY THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE...WITH THE HIGHER SPEEDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIY VALUES THIS MORNING WILL MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 38. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........48 50 53 55 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............33 35 36 35 34 RH..............49 47 45 52 56 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..W SW SW SW W MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 14 12 9 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 58 57 53 59 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 30 28 27 26 25 RH..............66 69 71 71 71 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 W 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 1000 1000 700 700 MIXNG WIND......W 7 W 8 W 14 NW 18 NW 17 NW 16 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (89700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........68 60 58 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 24 30 33 RH..............74 71 55 47 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6G15 NW 9G20 W 10G20 NW 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....900 400 3100 3900 MIXNG WIND......W 16 NW 20 NW 21 NW 26 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...NRT 1 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090106.KELLE.03/DMX