FNUS73 KDMX 101215 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSSEL IRCP...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 715 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... EXPECT SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS TODAY...WITH SOME FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING ON. A GUSTY NE WIND WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (131200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (125900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........58 53 43 38 34 27 23 22 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 46 48 51 52 53 54 54 52 RH..............57 51 49 44 43 39 38 38 39 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 3.0 4.1 5.1 5.4 5.7 6.0 4.1 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..28 29 29 29 28 26 24 22 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 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........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........20 21 22 23 20 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 44 40 37 34 32 RH..............42 53 62 70 75 81 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 8 NE 5 NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NE 17 NE 10 N 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 13 12 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 42 53 58 RH..............81 53 38 33 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3G5 SE 5G10 SE 4G5 SE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1800 5100 5600 MIXNG WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...KINNEY REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090410.MUSSE.01/DMX