FNUS73 KDMX 092144 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KIOWA BOAT PRAIRIE...IDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 444 PM CDT THU APR 9 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...MAINLY HIGH THIN CLOUDS WILL BE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY AS A WEAK SYSTEM TRACKS SOUTH OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY. WINDS THROUGH MID MORNING WILL GENERALLY BE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 MPH BUT MIXING WILL PROMOTE WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 20 MPH DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SUN IS EXPECTED FOR THE BALANCE OF THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SOUTH OF IOWA DEPARTS FROM THE REGION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (102300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR (21100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........71 72 72 73 67 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 42 39 37 34 33 RH..............48 60 67 70 75 78 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10 NE 9 NE 9 NE 10 NE 9 N 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....5700 2400 900 1100 1100 1100 MIXNG WIND......E 21 NE 18 NE 20 NE 22 NE 20 NE 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1 PM CDT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 41 29 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 40 47 51 RH..............81 62 49 41 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8G15 N 7G15 NE 10G20 NE 8G16 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 3500 4300 4300 MIXNG WIND......NE 15 NE 18 NE 16 NE 13 HAINES INDEX....4 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...JOHN MCCLEARY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090410.KIOWA.01/DMX