FNUS73 KDMX 041133 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR B6-C2 1-09...CAMP DODGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 633 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 04. 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... EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES TODAY WITH ISOLATED HIGH BASED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE QUITE LIGHT...NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (119900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........72 72 72 73 73 72 71 70 68 67 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............57 61 63 65 68 69 70 71 70 70 RH..............59 51 48 43 39 37 38 36 38 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.4 3.5 5.6 7.8 8.6 9.4 10 9.5 8.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..9 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (113100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........66 69 73 76 79 83 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 63 60 57 55 54 RH..............39 52 60 67 72 77 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....8100 3100 500 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 16 SE 10 SE 10 S 18 S 16 S 14 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (75600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 83 80 83 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 62 68 71 RH..............80 62 54 49 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5G10 S 7G15 S 10G20 S 12G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3100 5400 6000 MIXNG WIND......S 14 SW 18 S 18 S 18 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.B6C21.01/DMX