FNUS73 KDMX 301258 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANT MOUND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 758 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 IN THE LOWER 70S...WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (73900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (82200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........46 45 42 37 34 35 36 37 37 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 58 61 64 66 68 70 71 70 70 RH..............49 44 42 40 40 37 36 35 36 35 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..17 18 21 24 26 29 31 32 31 28 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (60700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........36 35 35 34 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 63 61 58 56 55 RH..............37 46 53 62 66 69 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 14 S 11 S 10 S 11 S 11 S 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1700 1000 900 1100 1100 MIXNG WIND......S 24 S 18 S 15 S 15 S 18 S 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 31 29 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 63 71 76 RH..............71 56 44 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 S 10G25 S 11G25 S 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2100 3200 3900 MIXNG WIND......S 20 S 20 SW 18 SW 16 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MOYER REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.ANTMO.01/DMX