FNUS73 KDMX 071244 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TAUKE...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 744 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 BE AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING. HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL DECREASE BY THE AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION OR OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........26 26 26 26 25 23 21 18 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 39 42 44 46 48 49 48 48 RH..............56 48 44 41 40 37 37 40 40 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.2 3.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 13 12 12 13 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 16 18 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 42 40 38 36 35 RH..............43 55 59 64 69 72 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 W 5 W 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 1500 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 15 SW 8 S 3 W 6 NW 9 NW 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (43000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (113200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........19 26 32 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 43 51 55 RH..............75 67 52 45 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6G10 NW 7G15 NW 9G20 NW 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2500 5100 MIXNG WIND......NW 9 NW 21 NW 24 NW 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090407.TAUKE.01/DMX