FNUS73 KDMX 312356 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CABBAGE RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 656 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01. 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... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARLY OVER THE SITE NOW WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT WILL TURN TO SOUTHERLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF SUNRISE. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (29000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........31 31 32 32 31 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 67 63 60 58 56 RH..............41 49 56 62 67 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 E 3 E 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 1700 400 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 8 SE 7 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 32 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (63700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (69800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 30 32 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 65 77 81 RH..............77 56 39 34 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6G10 S 9G20 S 12G30 S 14G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1600 2900 2900 MIXNG WIND......SE 7 S 13 S 20 S 28 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.CABBA.01/DMX