FNUS73 KDMX 011724
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CABBAGE RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1224 PM CDT THU APR 1 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...
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SKIES
SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH PATCHY HIGH CLOUDIENSS ALONG WITH
AN ADDITIONAL MINOR INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE AND WIND SPEEDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (71100 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........14  17  22  29  34  38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............78  78  79  79  78  77
RH..............45  43  42  41  42  43
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  11  14  14  14  13
EYE LVL WND GST.25  30  30  30  35  30
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8
MIXNG WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S
MIXNG WIND SPD..23  24  25  26  28  30
HAINES INDEX....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 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (71000 KNOT-FT).

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..............45     53     61     68     73     75
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 13   S 13   S 12   S 12   S 11   S 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..30     30     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   1800   1300   1300   1300   1300
MIXNG WIND......S 30   S 26   S 23   S 22   S 21   S 21
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      2

$$
FORECASTER...SMALL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.CABBA.01/DMX