FNUS73 KDMX 111052 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CARLSON FIRE...PRAIRIES EDGE WILDFIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 552 AM CDT SAT APR 11 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... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY WITH AN INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND BY LATE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (75700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 8 8 8 8 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 52 54 55 56 56 55 RH..............40 36 34 34 32 34 35 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..S SE S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..14 14 14 15 15 16 17 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (71900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 11 16 19 35 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 46 42 39 36 34 RH..............39 51 60 70 75 78 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 15 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 1800 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 17 SE 12 SE 9 SE 12 SE 10 SE 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 45 60 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 42 51 55 RH..............82 60 44 37 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9G20 SE 10G25 SE 10G20 SE 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 4600 4500 MIXNG WIND......SE 13 SE 23 S 18 SE 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...KINNEY REQUESTED BY...TODD LEWIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090411.CARLS.01/DMX