FNUS73 KDMX 041306 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HANLONTOWN SLOUGH WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 806 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (120500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........47 49 50 52 57 62 67 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 65 67 69 70 69 69 RH..............41 39 35 34 33 32 33 32 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 5.3 7.6 8.0 8.4 8.8 8.5 8.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..6 6 6 8 10 13 15 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (116200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (6000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........74 77 82 85 86 87 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 62 59 56 54 53 RH..............33 48 54 62 69 73 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....7800 2800 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 16 S 13 S 9 S 10 S 23 S 26 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (74500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (152300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 84 80 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 60 65 68 RH..............77 62 54 48 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5G15 S 8G15 S 9G20 S 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 5100 6000 MIXNG WIND......S 20 S 22 SW 21 SW 29 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...MOYER REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.HANLO.01/DMX