FNUS73 KDMX 221329 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER MORSE LAKE - BUXTON...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 829 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 CDT ON APRIL 22. 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... VERY DRY HUMIDITIES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BE PRIMARY CONCERNS TODAY. DESPITE LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS....SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT DUE TO MIXED LAYERS OVER 6000 FT. BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........28 31 30 26 25 24 21 20 19 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 54 57 60 63 64 66 67 67 66 RH..............55 49 44 37 33 28 26 23 24 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NW W W W S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 2.6 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.8 6.2 5.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W MIXNG WIND SPD..14 16 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........17 21 26 30 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 58 56 54 52 50 RH..............26 39 47 59 66 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 1900 300 500 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SW 6 S 8 SE 10 SE 14 S 16 S 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.LOWER.01/DMX