FNUS73 KDMX 281300 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUELT WPA...IA DNR - BLACK HAWK UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 800 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 28. 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 DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY WITH MAINLY SUNNY SKIES SKIES EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SKIES EXPECTED TO BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE EAST...THEN SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO TONIGHT AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (41900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........14 18 21 19 22 27 33 38 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 53 56 59 61 63 64 63 63 RH..............56 48 43 39 36 35 34 36 37 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 8 9 9 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..22 22 20 17 16 15 15 15 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........46 61 71 80 82 86 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 57 54 52 50 48 RH..............39 53 61 66 74 83 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 SE 8 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 3600 2600 1500 1400 1000 MIXNG WIND......SE 16 SE 17 SE 17 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........89 91 93 92 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 55 60 62 RH..............83 69 62 62 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9G20 SE 11G25 SE 12G25 SE 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1500 2400 2600 MIXNG WIND......SE 15 SE 16 SE 24 SE 23 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...KINNEY REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL P MAHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.BUELT.01/DMX