FNUS73 KDMX 041302 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE LAKE RENSHAW...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 802 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (112200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........45 47 50 51 53 58 62 66 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 61 63 65 67 68 69 69 68 RH..............42 39 36 35 33 33 32 32 32 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 3.0 5.2 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 8.6 8.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 8 10 13 15 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 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 51. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (108800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (10300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 77 82 86 86 87 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 62 59 57 54 53 RH..............33 48 53 59 69 71 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....7800 2800 300 300 400 400 MIXNG WIND......S 16 S 13 S 10 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 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (140500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........87 83 79 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 60 66 68 RH..............74 62 52 47 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G15 S 8G15 S 10G20 S 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 5900 5900 MIXNG WIND......S 20 SW 23 SW 21 SW 28 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...MOYER REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.RICEL.01/DMX