FNUS73 KDMX 021024 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION HILLS WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 524 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 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... WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEBRASKA...EXPECT WESTERLY FLOW AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY. BY LATE MORNING WINDS WILL BECOME OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WITH VERY DEEP MIXING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (176100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 12 15 17 19 18 18 17 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 51 54 57 60 61 63 64 63 62 RH..............55 45 39 34 30 28 27 26 27 28 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W NW W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 4.1 6.6 9.1 9.5 9.9 10 9.7 9.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..W NW NW W W W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..15 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (154100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........16 18 17 22 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 54 50 47 44 42 RH..............29 43 52 63 70 79 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 8 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....8600 3000 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 21 SW 12 SW 7 SW 8 W 8 NW 7 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (78700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........9 21 17 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 53 61 65 RH..............82 54 36 33 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5G10 NE 7G15 N 5G10 NW 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1800 7100 7700 MIXNG WIND......N 7 N 16 NW 13 NW 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...JUNGBLUTH REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090502.UNION.01/DMX