FNUS73 KDMX 261206 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICHARDSON...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 706 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 COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE STATE TODAY...WITH NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT FOG WILL BE PRESENT EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY MID MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (59800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........63 65 65 67 69 72 75 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 50 51 52 53 54 53 52 RH..............60 56 54 52 50 48 48 50 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW N N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 4.5 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 4.1 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW N MIXNG WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (56500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........79 83 85 85 86 85 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 44 41 38 36 34 RH..............54 68 73 79 79 75 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 7 N 9 N 11 N 14 N 13 N 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1000 2400 2700 2800 MIXNG WIND......N 13 N 18 N 23 N 24 N 23 N 23 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........84 83 82 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............33 34 38 40 RH..............72 69 57 52 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 14G30 N 14G30 NE 14G30 NE 14G30 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2800 2800 2800 MIXNG WIND......N 23 N 23 N 20 N 21 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...ALBRECHT REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090326.RICHA.01/DMX