FNUS73 KDMX 070931 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGEMANN FIRE...PRAIRIES EDGE WILDFIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 431 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 07. 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... WEST NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE THROUGH AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION OR OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........40 39 38 37 34 31 28 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 39 41 43 45 46 45 45 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.5 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.5 4.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (49400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 27 32 36 39 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 39 36 34 32 31 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 5 W 4 W 5 W 6 NW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1500 300 300 700 1200 MIXNG WIND......W 15 W 8 W 5 W 7 NW 12 NW 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (93500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........47 47 47 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 38 45 48 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8G15 NW 10G20 NW 11G25 NW 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2500 3600 5200 MIXNG WIND......NW 18 NW 17 NW 18 NW 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...TODD LEWIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090407.LOGEM.01/DMX