FNUS73 KDMX 160857 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHTON POINTE...RING OF FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 357 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 16. 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... SHOWERS HAVE ENDED WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY SUNNY BY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS BOTH LOWER THAN THURSDAY. MOISTURE CHANGES WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT HOWEVER AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MUCH LOWER AND IN THE 20S DURING PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS IN THE 20S. AREA RECEIVED JUST UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (82200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (133800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........41 36 31 28 28 24 21 17 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 59 60 61 62 62 62 61 60 RH..............57 47 41 33 31 28 27 29 33 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.12 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 10 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..26 28 26 25 24 23 23 24 25 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (103400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........5 2 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 49 44 40 RH..............36 52 62 64 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8G15 N 6G15 N 5G10 N 4G10 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 24 N 9 N 7 N 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHLATER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.ASHTO.01/DMX