FNUS73 KDMX 090940 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN LAKE...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 440 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (79800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 39 44 49 55 59 62 64 64 65 65 63 RH..............72 64 53 46 38 33 31 30 30 30 31 34 EYE LVL WND DIR.W SW SW S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.7 4.6 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 4.6 2.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..6 7 9 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 15 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........7 9 10 10 9 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............36 45 52 59 63 65 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 6 S 8 SW 8 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.RATHB.01/DMX