FNUS73 KDMX 101335 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRIER MARSH WPA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 835 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 10. 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... SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (80900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (119000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (117000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........53 52 50 49 48 45 44 38 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 45 48 50 51 53 54 53 52 RH..............53 49 46 38 37 36 35 37 39 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.6 3.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 3.8 2.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..22 23 24 25 25 25 24 22 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........20 22 24 25 23 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 44 41 38 35 34 RH..............41 57 65 70 78 78 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6 NE 4 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NE 15 NE 9 N 6 NE 6 NE 6 E 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (49400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 17 16 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 43 52 57 RH..............78 60 44 38 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3G5 SE 5G10 S 5G10 SE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 4800 5000 MIXNG WIND......NE 5 S 7 S 8 S 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...ALBRECHT REQUESTED BY...IOWA DNR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090410.HARRI.01/DMX