FNUS73 KDMX 011336 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR STERNER PRAIRIE...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 836 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH AND GRADUAL CHANGE TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY BEFORE ANOTHER WET PERIOD DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (47700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........39 45 48 52 60 68 75 83 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 46 48 50 52 53 52 52 RH..............50 45 42 41 38 38 39 41 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W SW S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.4 2.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W SW S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..18 17 16 14 12 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........77 79 82 84 84 85 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 45 43 40 38 37 RH..............44 47 51 57 62 67 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 NE 4 NE 6 NE 9 NE 11 NE 13 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 15 10 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1000 300 300 800 1300 MIXNG WIND......SE 12 E 12 NE 16 NE 24 NE 26 NE 29 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 32 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (85700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (108200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 81 77 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE NONE TEMP............36 40 46 48 RH..............69 62 51 47 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 13G30 N 13G30 N 11G30 N 10G30 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2400 3800 4000 MIXNG WIND......NE 31 NE 26 N 31 N 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090401.STERN.01/DMX