FNUS73 KDMX 081224 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SALAGO...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 724 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08. 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 WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH. HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL DECREASE STEADILY THROUGH AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........16 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 47 50 52 54 56 57 56 55 RH..............53 47 44 41 38 35 34 35 37 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.1 2.8 3.6 4.1 4.6 5.2 4.9 4.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..20 22 23 24 23 22 20 18 18 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 22 24 25 30 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 46 43 40 37 35 RH..............39 51 57 62 70 75 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 4 N 3 NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 1600 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 16 N 7 N 3 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO EAST AROUND 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (65500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (81300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 64 84 89 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............34 40 47 50 RH..............78 67 56 52 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6G10 E 7G15 E 10G20 E 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2700 3400 MIXNG WIND......NE 9 E 24 E 18 E 26 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.SALAG.01/DMX