FNUS73 KDMX 212210 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MIDDLE PART DEUX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 510 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY ALLOWING NORTHWEST WIND OF AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH OR LESS. WINDS MAY SLOWLY BACK TO THE WEST TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN TO THE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (67900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 31 34 35 34 31 30 26 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 58 61 64 65 67 68 67 67 RH..............49 44 39 35 34 32 29 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NW NW NW NW W SW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.7 5.2 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.5 6.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW MIXNG WIND SPD..16 16 14 12 9 7 6 5 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........14 20 25 32 27 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 60 56 54 51 50 RH..............33 42 51 59 68 77 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 1 SE 4 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....5600 2000 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SW 3 S 5 S 6 S 7 SE 8 SE 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (83500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 22 32 33 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 62 71 76 RH..............83 60 49 43 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7G15 SE 11G25 S 13G30 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2300 4200 MIXNG WIND......SE 10 S 16 S 24 S 23 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...ALBRECHT REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.NORTH.01/DMX