FNUS73 KDMX 161309 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HERRING PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 809 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 16. 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 SOUTHERLY WIND THIS MORNING AT 5-10 MPH WILL INCREASE AFTER 1 PM TO 15-30 MPH AND WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 55 58 65 68 69 69 72 69 RH..............66 59 55 43 40 39 40 37 40 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.1 3.2 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.4 3.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..12 14 17 20 22 23 23 22 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........7 9 11 13 15 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 61 58 55 53 51 RH..............45 51 55 59 64 68 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1800 700 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 17 S 13 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 19 19 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 57 67 72 RH..............74 67 54 48 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G15 SW 9G20 SW 10G25 SW 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 1900 3600 MIXNG WIND......S 10 SW 20 SW 22 SW 22 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...GREGG PATTISON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.HERRI.01/DMX