FNUS73 KDMX 131247 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BADGER CREEK...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 747 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 13. 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... EXPECT WINDS INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. LITTLE THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (157800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........17 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 71 74 76 78 80 81 80 79 RH..............54 49 44 43 40 39 38 39 41 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 10 11 13 14 13 13 13 12 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.8 4.3 5.8 6.4 6.9 7.5 7.2 6.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..12 14 16 18 21 23 24 25 24 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....56. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (132500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (12300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 22 23 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 68 64 60 RH..............43 57 65 72 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 11G25 S 10G20 S 9G20 S 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....6600 1000 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 23 SE 14 S 12 S 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (173500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 49 69 67 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 66 73 76 RH..............75 61 51 46 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8G20 S 11G25 S 14G30 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 5300 6700 MIXNG WIND......S 13 S 29 SW 31 SW 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.BADGE.02/DMX