FNUS73 KDMX 111332 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BURR OAK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 832 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 11. 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... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER IOWA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL RETURN AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE INCREASES TUESDAY AS DOES THE CHANCE FOR RAIN. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (122200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........37 39 41 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 69 68 68 RH..............29 28 29 29 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...9.8 11 9.8 8.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S SW S S MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 14 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 49 55 60 61 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 61 58 55 52 51 RH..............30 41 47 57 63 68 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 8 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 41 TO 43 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (73300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (187400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 68 72 68 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 60 65 68 RH..............71 55 50 47 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10G20 S 14G30 S 16G35 S 16G35 MIX HGT (FT)....600 4300 5000 5100 MIXNG WIND......S 20 S 31 S 31 S 43 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MOYER REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090511.BURRO.01/DMX