FNUS73 KDMX 211504 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE LAKE WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1004 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 21. 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 WEAK BOUNDARY NEAR THE MINNESOTA IOWA BORDER WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD TODAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AROUND 5 MPH BY BURN TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 10600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (63700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........32 30 29 28 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 69 70 70 69 RH..............31 28 26 26 26 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.8 9.2 11 9.4 8.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........26 22 18 14 16 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 58 54 51 48 46 RH..............28 40 48 56 65 71 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 N 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6900 3600 1700 1000 500 300 MIXNG WIND......N 9 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (32200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 20 26 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 56 65 70 RH..............79 51 37 31 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2G5 E 2G5 SE 5 SE 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2800 6400 7700 MIXNG WIND......E 5 E 5 SW 6 SW 3 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...MOYER REQUESTED BY...STEVEN WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.GOOSE.01/DMX