FNUS73 KDMX 132300
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SWAN LAKE WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
600 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 14.
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...
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT WITH SUNNY SKIES ON TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO IOWA ON TUESDAY WITH RELATIVELY
LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ON TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 2 TO
                    3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........62     62     57     52     45     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     43     39     37     34     32
RH..............36     47     52     56     64     66
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6   NE 5   NE 4   E 3    NE 2   N 2
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....5000   1800   300    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......NE 14  E 10   E 6    E 2    N 3    NW 5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........30        24        18        11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............31        43        53        58
RH..............69        43        29        26
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3G5     N 5       NE 5G10   NE 6G15
MIX HGT (FT)....300       1900      4200      5800
MIXNG WIND......NW 6      NE 12     NE 13     NE 9
HAINES INDEX....5         5         5         6

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FORECASTER...COGIL
REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.EASTS.01/DMX