FNUS73 KDMX 171319 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COLO BOGS...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 819 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17. 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 CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY. LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS PREVAIL UNDER GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (62300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 31 32 33 35 37 40 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 65 66 68 69 68 68 RH..............51 48 46 45 42 40 42 42 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.4 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..16 15 14 13 13 13 14 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61400 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 (%).........41 47 55 61 66 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 60 57 54 52 50 RH..............45 58 67 74 80 86 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 E 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 1700 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 15 SE 10 SE 7 SE 7 E 6 E 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (45800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 88 97 98 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 56 62 65 RH..............86 72 62 56 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5G10 E 6G15 E 6G15 NE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2300 3800 MIXNG WIND......NE 6 SE 5 E 9 SE 14 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...IOWA DNR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.COLOB.02/DMX