FNUS73 KDMX 161232 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MINER WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 732 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 WELL INTO THE 20S TO NEAR 30. 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.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (73100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (128200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 20 15 13 10 7 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 55 56 57 58 59 58 57 RH..............41 35 31 29 27 25 26 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 30 30 30 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..32 30 28 25 23 22 23 23 HAINES INDEX....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. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (100100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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 2 N 2 N 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 1800 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 23 N 13 N 7 N 8 N 7 N 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (43200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 48 58 63 RH..............69 40 27 22 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2G5 N 5G10 NW 6G15 N 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2200 5000 6200 MIXNG WIND......N 6 NE 12 N 6 NW 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...CHAD LORETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.MINER.01/DMX