FNUS73 KDMX 041340 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR MILE WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 840 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 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 WILL BE QUITE LIGHT...NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (41900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (138800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........66 67 70 72 74 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 67 69 70 69 69 RH..............34 33 31 31 32 31 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.2 8.3 9.4 11 9.6 8.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..10 12 14 15 16 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (132700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR (24800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........78 80 84 86 86 86 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 64 61 58 56 55 RH..............32 48 53 62 66 72 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 6 S 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 25 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....7800 3400 1100 1100 1100 1100 MIXNG WIND......S 20 S 21 S 23 S 25 S 22 SW 21 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (121100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........87 78 69 79 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 61 65 67 RH..............72 58 50 49 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8G15 S 7G15 SW 6G20 S 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2600 5800 5800 MIXNG WIND......SW 22 SW 17 SW 22 SW 24 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MOYER REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.FOURM.01/DMX