FNUS73 KDMX 151244 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON BESH...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 744 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 15. 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... INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY MIDDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (163400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........44 47 51 52 55 62 68 74 81 WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............67 69 72 74 75 76 77 76 75 RH..............59 57 53 51 48 46 45 46 50 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.8 4.0 5.1 5.9 6.7 7.4 5.3 3.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..16 18 21 23 24 25 25 24 22 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........84 88 93 76 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 63 59 55 RH..............55 72 80 80 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7G15 W 5G10 W 5G10 NW 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....900 300 300 900 MIXNG WIND......SW 20 SW 14 W 15 N 22 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (35900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (107300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........58 44 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 59 64 RH..............74 53 41 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 7G15 N 9G20 N 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 4300 6200 MIXNG WIND......NW 13 N 20 N 18 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100415.KELLE.01/DMX