FNUS73 KDMX 301214 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION SLOUGH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 714 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 30. 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 SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THE COMBINATION OF LOW DEW POINTS AND TEMPERATURES LOWER 70S...WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (38900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (78500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........49 50 51 51 49 44 41 41 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 59 62 65 67 69 71 70 69 RH..............51 45 41 38 39 37 38 38 37 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 1.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..24 25 26 29 30 30 31 32 33 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 39 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 62 58 56 53 52 RH..............39 48 59 66 74 77 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 14 S 13 S 12 S 12 S 10 S 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 25 25 25 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 36 34 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 60 71 76 RH..............83 60 42 37 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8G15 S 9G20 S 8G15 S 6G15 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.UNION.01/DMX