FNUS73 KDMX 110148 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CARLSON FIRE...PRAIRIES EDGE WILDFIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 848 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 11. 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FOR SATURDAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND AMPLE SUNSHINE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. BY LATE AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHEAST 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 8 9 11 12 14 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 50 52 54 55 55 54 RH..............45 41 38 35 35 35 36 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.2 4.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 12 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........16 21 27 32 37 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 46 42 39 37 35 RH..............39 53 62 73 75 78 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 1700 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 14 SE 12 SE 10 SE 12 SE 16 SE 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 52 54 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 43 52 56 RH..............82 60 44 37 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7G15 SE 9G20 SE 10G25 SE 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1500 3500 4100 MIXNG WIND......SE 17 S 22 S 21 S 20 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...TODD LEWIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090411.CARLS.01/DMX