FNUS73 KDMX 161223 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HENSLOW HILL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 723 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 CLOUDINESS WILL DRIFT OVERHEAD TODAY...HOWEVER NO RAIN 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........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (59900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........32 32 33 33 33 34 35 36 38 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 54 57 60 62 64 65 66 65 65 RH..............54 52 47 44 41 38 37 36 38 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.3 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..17 21 21 20 17 16 15 14 15 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 44 49 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 56 52 49 RH..............43 57 69 77 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7G15 E 7G15 SE 6G15 E 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 500 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 17 E 12 SE 9 E 8 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (58100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (65400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 57 58 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 56 63 67 RH..............83 64 54 47 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6G15 SE 6G15 SE 7G15 SE 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2500 4200 5000 MIXNG WIND......E 7 S 14 SE 13 SE 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090416.HENSL.02/DMX