FNUS73 KDMX 091305 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CREEK WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 805 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 09. 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (34300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (95800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........17 23 30 33 33 34 35 36 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 51 55 59 61 62 63 63 61 RH..............45 39 35 32 29 28 29 29 31 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.7 4.3 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.4 4.4 2.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 13 15 17 21 23 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........37 38 37 37 40 41 40 41 42 46 48 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 56 53 50 49 47 46 44 43 42 41 40 RH..............33 38 43 50 52 58 60 68 70 76 79 85 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..23 20 16 12 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...ALEX FOSADO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.ELKCR.01/DMX