FNUS73 KDMX 012142 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION HILLS WPA...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 442 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 02. 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 BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY TONIGHT AND REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT WESTERLY SATURDAY. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (161000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 12 14 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 51 54 57 60 61 63 64 63 62 RH..............59 50 44 38 34 32 30 29 30 31 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 5.8 6.9 8.0 9.1 9.4 9.7 9.9 9.5 9.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..16 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 20 21 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (147500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........20 18 17 16 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 54 50 47 44 42 RH..............32 43 52 63 70 79 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 6 W 5 SW 5 W 4 NW 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....8600 3000 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 20 SW 10 SW 6 SW 7 SW 9 W 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (69100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (85200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 21 24 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 53 61 65 RH..............82 54 41 34 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 3G5 NW 5G10 NW 6G15 N 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3000 7500 8500 MIXNG WIND......W 7 N 13 N 13 NW 12 HAINES INDEX....3 5 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090502.UNION.01/DMX