FNUS73 KDMX 281326 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEEVER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 826 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 62. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (101200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........14 20 27 30 31 34 36 38 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 51 54 56 58 60 61 61 60 RH..............53 47 43 42 39 38 36 37 37 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.9 8 8 7 9 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.8 4.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..25 26 24 22 21 20 18 18 18 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 64 78 85 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 53 50 48 RH..............39 59 68 77 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8G15 SE 8G15 SE 9G20 SE 10G20 .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 60. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........92 92 92 90 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 53 57 59 RH..............79 69 64 62 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10G25 SE 12G25 SE 14G30 SE 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 2000 2700 MIXNG WIND......SE 15 SE 16 SE 23 SE 23 HAINES INDEX....2 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.CHEEV.01/DMX