FNUS73 KDMX 281410 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CREEK POOL C...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 910 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 60. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (92700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 27 29 30 33 35 37 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 52 55 56 58 59 59 58 RH..............52 48 43 43 40 41 41 42 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.1 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..26 25 23 22 21 20 21 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR (13000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........41 51 63 72 76 81 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 53 50 48 45 44 RH..............45 57 63 68 76 82 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 E 7 E 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 2100 800 800 800 800 MIXNG WIND......SE 21 SE 13 SE 13 SE 18 SE 17 SE 16 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (74000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 86 87 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 52 58 61 RH..............82 66 57 53 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8G15 SE 10G25 SE 11G25 SE 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1500 2900 3800 MIXNG WIND......SE 15 SE 15 SE 21 SE 22 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...KINNEY REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.ELKCR.01/DMX