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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST EDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
459 AM CDT SAT APR 17 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...
EXPECT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY WITH CONDITIONS VERY SIMILAR TO
WHAT OCCURRED FRIDAY. LOW HUMIDITIES AND DECENT MIXING WILL AGAIN OCCUR
DURING PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT WITH LESSER WIND
GUSTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (47500 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  47  50  53  56  58  60  61  62  61  60
RH..............57  51  48  41  34  30  28  26  25  27  28
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   6   5
EYE LVL WND GST.    10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.2 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.1 4.8
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..12  14  16  15  13  10  9   9   9   10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40900 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      3      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     52     48     45     42     41
RH..............30     41     49     58     65     67
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3    N 3    N 3    N 2    NE 2   NE 1
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   1700   300    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......N 10   NW 5   NW 2   W 5    W 6    W 6
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...SMALL
REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100417.WESTE.01/DMX