FNUS73 KDMX 171251 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER MORSE LAKE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 751 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17. 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 PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY WITH CONDITIONS VERY SIMILAR TO FRIDAY. LOW HUMIDITIES AND DECENT MIXING WILL AGAIN OCCUR DURING PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT WITH LOWER WIND GUSTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (65200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 50 53 55 57 59 60 59 58 RH..............47 41 38 35 31 28 26 27 29 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.1 3.9 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.0 4.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..17 15 12 8 9 12 14 14 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 4 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 51 47 44 41 39 RH..............30 39 45 53 59 62 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3 N 2 N 2 NW 2 N 2 N 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 1500 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 12 N 7 NW 3 NW 5 W 6 W 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (39900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 12 12 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 51 61 66 RH..............64 42 31 26 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2G5 N 2G5 N 3G5 N 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 5700 7100 MIXNG WIND......NW 6 N 10 N 8 N 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100417.LOWER.01/DMX