FNUS73 KDMX 061245 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GILLELAND PBG...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 645 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 65. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........38 37 35 34 35 36 37 38 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 52 56 59 61 62 63 63 62 RH..............66 59 53 47 44 44 43 43 46 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE E EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE MIXNG WIND SPD..12 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 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.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 58 78 92 93 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 55 53 51 49 48 RH..............49 59 66 71 77 83 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)....3500 1600 500 300 300 300 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 (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 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 (17700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........96 97 98 97 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 48 51 53 RH..............83 86 83 83 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4G5 NE 5 NE 5G10 E 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 1300 2000 MIXNG WIND......E 12 E 9 NE 15 NE 9 HAINES INDEX....4 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.GILLE.02/DMX