FNUS73 KDMX 170333 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST EDGE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1033 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 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... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS IS CREATING DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE. WINDS SHOULD BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN FRIDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. 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 20 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (104600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........9 8 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST TEMP............61 55 51 48 46 44 42 40 39 38 36 35 RH..............28 37 46 54 58 62 67 73 76 79 82 82 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 3.4 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..24 20 13 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 41 45 49 53 56 58 60 62 63 62 61 RH..............72 62 53 46 39 35 33 32 30 29 30 31 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.2 3.4 4.6 5.0 5.4 5.8 5.3 4.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N NE NE N N N N N N NW MIXNG WIND SPD..6 9 14 17 17 15 13 12 12 12 12 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...HINSBERGER REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100417.WESTE.01/DMX