FNUS73 KDMX 201204 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BREDEHOFF...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 704 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 20. 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS AND A FEW HIGH CLOUDS TO THE STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (33800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........47 48 50 51 52 52 53 53 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 58 61 63 65 67 68 67 66 RH..............43 39 35 32 30 28 27 28 29 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 3.1 5.8 8.6 9.1 9.6 10 9.5 8.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S E NE NE NE NE N N MIXNG WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........54 55 56 56 54 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 58 54 51 48 46 RH..............30 42 52 63 71 79 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 3 NW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (66200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 49 48 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 57 66 70 RH..............82 53 38 32 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G5 N 3G5 N 3G5 N 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1800 8700 11200 MIXNG WIND......NW 7 N 5 N 5 N 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.BREDE.01/DMX