FNUS73 KDMX 141202 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BREDEHOEFT WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 702 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14. 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... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM WESTERN KANSAS INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MOVES INTO WESTERN IOWA THIS EVENING. SOME CLOUDINESS WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHEAST HALF OF IOWA THIS MORNING BEFORE BREAKING UP...HOWEVER NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (73800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........66 54 47 37 33 31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 58 60 61 62 63 63 62 RH..............45 44 41 39 38 38 38 39 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9 10 9 7 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 20 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..12 16 20 17 13 9 8 7 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........31 37 46 52 58 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 58 55 53 51 51 RH..............39 47 57 64 71 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1200 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 7 SE 7 SE 9 S 10 S 10 S 14 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (102900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........74 78 82 79 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 60 65 68 RH..............77 60 52 49 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9G20 S 10G20 S 10G20 SW 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2500 3400 4200 MIXNG WIND......S 18 S 23 S 15 W 21 HAINES INDEX....2 3 2 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...STEVEN WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090514.BREDE.01/DMX