FNUS73 KDMX 100959 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON NORTH PBG2...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 459 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 10. 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... WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS TODAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (67800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (85900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........25 28 32 41 49 57 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 68 70 72 72 71 71 RH..............41 37 36 35 37 38 39 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW S S SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 8 7 6 4 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.7 5.4 6.2 6.9 7.0 7.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..9 12 13 13 13 14 14 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (84100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........70 69 60 36 41 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 61 55 52 49 47 RH..............44 58 69 74 83 86 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 NE 1 E 2 E 5 NE 5 NE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 MIX HGT (FT)....7000 2500 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 14 SE 8 SE 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 65 68 70 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 57 62 61 RH..............83 64 54 60 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5G10 NE 7G15 E 7G15 E 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 3100 3200 MIXNG WIND......E 6 SE 3 SE 7 SE 12 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100410.KELLE.01/DMX