FNUS73 KDMX 261218 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBOLINK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 718 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 26. 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... PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRAVELS THROUGH THE REGION. A FEW SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE STATE TODAY...WITH NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........70 72 73 71 69 66 63 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 49 50 51 51 52 51 50 RH..............58 52 48 48 48 46 48 52 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 3.2 1.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..9 8 8 9 12 13 13 13 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (59200 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........59 79 80 80 80 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 43 40 37 35 34 RH..............56 65 67 72 72 69 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 7 N 10 N 11 N 11 N 10 N 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1600 2400 2500 2900 3100 MIXNG WIND......N 13 N 20 N 24 N 24 N 23 N 21 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........72 59 46 68 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE NONE TEMP............33 34 38 39 RH..............69 64 54 54 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 10G25 N 10G20 N 10G20 N 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3200 3900 3900 MIXNG WIND......N 20 N 20 N 15 N 16 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ALBRECHT REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090326.BOBOL.01/DMX