FNUS73 KDMX 031128 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR STERNER 2...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 628 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 03. 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... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (46400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........15 17 20 21 22 21 19 24 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 44 47 50 52 54 55 54 54 RH..............57 51 45 42 39 36 35 36 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE N NW N E SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.5 3.4 4.3 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.5 4.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE N N NW W S S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..7 5 2 1 2 5 7 10 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (45100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........50 47 43 40 50 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 48 46 44 42 41 RH..............39 47 53 57 62 67 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 1300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 15 SE 10 SE 8 SE 9 E 10 E 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 24 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 33 TO 39 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (151900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........73 72 70 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............40 47 54 58 RH..............70 63 54 49 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 8G15 E 14G30 E 18G35 E 17G35 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2600 4600 MIXNG WIND......E 14 E 24 SE 37 SE 38 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MOYER REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090403.STERN.01/DMX