FNUS73 KDMX 130924 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR DOGLEG...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 424 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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... A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS IOWA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING INTO THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (145700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........15 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 71 74 76 78 80 81 80 79 RH..............54 49 44 43 40 39 38 39 42 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.8 4.3 5.9 6.4 6.8 7.3 7.0 6.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..10 12 14 16 18 22 23 23 21 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (105200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........19 19 20 21 23 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 70 66 64 61 59 RH..............43 53 58 63 70 72 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 9 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 S 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....6600 2500 400 300 400 400 MIXNG WIND......S 18 SE 14 SE 12 SE 12 S 12 S 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (157300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 46 65 62 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 66 74 77 RH..............75 61 48 45 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 S 10G25 S 14G30 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 5200 7200 MIXNG WIND......S 12 S 25 SW 29 SW 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.DOGLE.01/DMX