FNUS73 KDMX 201307 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUELT WPA...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 807 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.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........42 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 10300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (26500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........49 51 53 54 54 54 55 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 60 63 65 66 68 69 68 67 RH..............42 37 34 31 30 28 27 28 29 EYE LVL WND DIR.W SW S S S SW W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 3.1 6.0 8.8 9.3 9.8 10 9.7 9.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE E E E NE NE NE NE N MIXNG WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 0 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........55 58 62 65 67 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 60 56 54 51 49 RH..............32 42 55 64 71 77 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 3 W 2 W 3 W 4 W 4 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....8500 3000 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 3 NW 1 W 1 W 6 NW 7 NW 7 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (30700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........69 63 56 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 58 65 69 RH..............83 55 41 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G5 NW 3G5 N 2G5 W 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2800 7000 10200 MIXNG WIND......NW 6 NE 3 N 3 N 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MAHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.BUELT.01/DMX