FNUS73 KDMX 281416 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE LAKE RENSHAW...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 916 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 61. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (91600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 26 28 29 32 35 37 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 53 56 57 59 60 60 59 RH..............51 47 42 40 39 38 40 40 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.1 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.2 4.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..28 25 23 22 21 20 20 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 43. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (80200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR (13400 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 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 54 51 49 46 45 RH..............44 54 61 66 73 76 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 2100 800 800 900 1000 MIXNG WIND......SE 20 SE 12 SE 12 SE 17 SE 17 SE 16 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (62000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 87 88 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 52 58 60 RH..............76 66 57 58 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9G20 SE 11G25 SE 11G25 SE 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1400 2900 3500 MIXNG WIND......SE 15 SE 16 SE 21 SE 22 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...KINNEY REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.RICEL.02/DMX