FNUS73 KDMX 101835 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON BCA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1235 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 10. 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... BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING. SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY WILL BE GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........9 13 20 23 27 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 59 60 61 63 60 RH..............36 37 37 39 36 41 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.3 1.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S MIXNG WIND SPD..18 20 18 16 12 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 42 66 83 88 94 WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 50 47 45 43 41 RH..............45 61 68 73 76 76 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 E 5 NE 5 N 6 N 10 N 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 500 MIXNG WIND......SE 3 E 5 E 6 E 6 N 8 N 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........98 93 87 66 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............40 38 41 41 RH..............73 79 67 65 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 13G30 N 14G30 NW 14G30 NW 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1700 2100 2500 MIXNG WIND......N 26 N 24 NW 25 NW 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 $$ REQUESTED BY...TECHNICIAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090210.KELLE.02/DMX