FNUS73 KDMX 011254 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CABBAGE RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 754 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (74100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........38 37 36 35 34 34 34 36 37 38 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 65 67 70 73 75 77 78 79 78 77 RH..............65 56 54 49 46 43 40 40 39 42 45 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 15 16 17 18 22 25 28 29 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (74900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (23400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........40 41 42 43 49 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 71 68 66 64 62 RH..............46 53 61 68 73 75 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 13 S 13 S 12 S 12 S 11 S 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1900 1500 1700 1500 1300 MIXNG WIND......S 30 S 28 S 25 S 23 S 21 S 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.CABBA.01/DMX