FNUS73 KDMX 091227 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSSEL IRCP...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 727 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 09. 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... LIGHT WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ALSO DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........43 45 47 49 50 51 52 54 56 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 39 42 45 48 50 52 53 52 52 RH..............72 62 55 51 46 42 41 39 41 43 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.8 3.5 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..10 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (43800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........58 63 70 75 68 58 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 46 43 40 38 37 RH..............44 53 60 67 70 72 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 7 NE 7 NE 9 NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 20 25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 1800 300 300 300 500 MIXNG WIND......E 10 NE 8 NE 13 NE 22 NE 22 NE 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (77700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 43 34 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 43 49 52 RH..............72 57 46 41 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 9G20 NE 10G25 NE 11G25 N 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 3300 4800 5500 MIXNG WIND......NE 15 NE 22 NE 20 N 18 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090409.MUSSE.01/DMX