FNUS73 KDMX 161440 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COLO BOGS...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 940 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 16. 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... SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL DRIFT OVERHEAD TODAY...HOWEVER NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 30 31 32 34 35 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 62 63 65 66 65 64 RH..............44 41 39 35 34 35 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 9 8 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.1 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.1 4.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..20 17 15 14 13 14 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 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 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3400 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........38 40 44 46 48 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 57 53 51 48 46 RH..............39 51 61 68 77 83 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7 E 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 1700 300 400 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 17 SE 14 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 53 54 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 56 64 68 RH..............86 62 50 43 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5G10 S 6G15 SE 7G15 SE 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3100 4900 5200 MIXNG WIND......SE 7 S 14 SE 12 SE 14 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...IOWA DNR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090416.COLOB.02/DMX