FNUS73 KDMX 061241 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GILLELAND PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 641 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 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... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. A COLD FRONT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF IOWA WILL STALL OUT TODAY...THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE STATE AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........36 34 33 34 35 36 38 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 55 58 60 61 62 62 61 RH..............59 55 49 46 46 44 44 46 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.4 3.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NE MIXNG WIND SPD..10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 59 78 93 94 96 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 55 53 51 49 47 RH..............49 59 64 71 77 86 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1400 500 300 500 600 MIXNG WIND......NE 5 NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 E 8 E 9 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........97 97 98 98 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 48 51 53 RH..............79 86 86 83 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 NE 5 NE 5G10 E 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1100 1300 2000 MIXNG WIND......E 10 E 9 NE 15 NE 10 HAINES INDEX....4 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...GREGG PATTISON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.GILLE.01/DMX