FNUS73 KDMX 011423 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR IRCP...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 923 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0916 CDT ON APRIL 01. 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... BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH GOOD MIXING EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY BEFORE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (119200 KNOT-FT). MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........46 39 32 25 21 25 33 42 50 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 39 42 45 47 48 49 50 49 49 RH..............64 57 53 49 45 46 44 42 44 44 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW EYE LVL WND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 8 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 3.6 1.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..30 32 31 29 26 25 24 23 22 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........68 72 78 82 83 84 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............47 43 40 38 36 35 RH..............47 53 59 64 67 64 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6 SW 4 SW 3 NW 4 N 5 N 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 600 700 MIXNG WIND......W 16 W 7 W 3 NW 7 N 10 N 13 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (81900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 83 81 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............34 39 44 47 RH..............64 59 55 49 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 7G15 NE 9G15 N 9G20 N 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....800 2200 3300 4300 MIXNG WIND......NE 16 NE 20 NE 22 N 21 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090401.IRCP_.01/DMX