FNUS73 KDMX 091308 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODLEY S...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 808 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.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (36200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........17 24 31 34 34 35 35 35 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 52 56 59 62 62 63 63 61 RH..............47 41 37 34 31 31 31 31 33 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.5 3.8 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.0 4.1 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..8 9 10 13 15 16 18 21 23 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........36 35 35 36 38 39 39 40 41 45 48 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 56 53 50 49 47 46 44 43 42 41 40 RH..............36 40 44 52 54 58 60 68 70 76 79 85 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 7 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 15 15 10 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 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 W W NW NW N MIXNG WIND SPD..23 20 15 10 8 7 7 7 8 9 8 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...ALEX FOSADO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.WOODL.01/DMX