FNUS73 KDMX 070932 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHROEDER FIRE...PRAIRIES EDGE WILDFIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 432 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. 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 5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........35 32 28 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 47 46 46 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 5.8 5.2 4.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 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 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 27 32 36 39 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 39 37 34 32 31 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 4 W 3 W 4 W 6 W 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2100 800 300 1000 1400 MIXNG WIND......W 15 W 9 W 5 W 6 W 10 NW 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (98800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 47 47 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 37 44 47 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7G15 NW 10G20 NW 10G25 NW 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2500 3300 5500 MIXNG WIND......NW 20 NW 18 NW 18 NW 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...TODD LEWIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090407.SCHRO.01/DMX