FNUS73 KDMX 161230 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CEEVER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 730 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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... EXPECT 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 (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (95000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (143000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........41 30 19 14 13 9 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 53 55 57 58 58 59 58 57 RH..............48 41 34 29 27 27 25 26 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 10 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..35 35 32 29 26 24 22 23 23 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 45 42 39 37 RH..............26 36 45 53 59 64 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8 N 6 N 4 N 3 N 2 N 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 10 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (49300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 1 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 48 58 62 RH..............69 40 27 23 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2G5 N 4G10 NW 5G10 N 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 5200 6200 MIXNG WIND......N 6 NE 12 N 6 NW 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.CEEVE.01/DMX