FNUS73 KDMX 080948 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON NORTH...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 448 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 08. 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.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (149600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........17 18 17 14 12 9 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 52 53 55 56 55 53 RH..............48 43 41 37 35 35 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 9 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..24 25 24 22 20 20 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (101800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........5 7 9 10 13 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 47 43 41 39 37 RH..............38 47 55 59 62 72 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 W 4 W 3 W 4 W 3 SW 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6000 2200 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 20 NW 9 NW 3 NW 3 S 2 SE 2 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (39400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (85900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........19 14 8 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 50 61 67 RH..............89 56 39 33 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3G5 SW 6G10 SW 8G15 SW 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 6100 6600 MIXNG WIND......S 5 S 9 SW 12 SW 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.KELLE.01/DMX