FNUS73 KDMX 041427 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KIOWA MARSH CORK...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 927 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 WOULD BE QUITE LIGHT...NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (150200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........77 78 79 79 78 77 76 75 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............65 66 67 68 69 70 70 69 RH..............35 34 34 34 35 33 35 36 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 6.2 8.7 9.0 9.4 9.8 9.1 8.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..7 9 12 13 15 16 18 21 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (146300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR (18500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........75 79 84 88 87 88 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 64 61 58 56 55 RH..............39 50 58 64 69 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....7700 3300 1000 600 400 600 MIXNG WIND......S 22 S 20 S 18 SW 18 S 18 S 17 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 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 71. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (116000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 84 79 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 62 68 70 RH..............74 62 52 49 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G15 S 7G15 S 10G20 S 11G20 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 3200 5900 5800 MIXNG WIND......S 16 SW 18 SW 20 SW 23 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MOYER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL P MAHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.KIOWA.01/DMX