FNUS73 KDMX 042043 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLARD SOUTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 343 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 05. 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. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT WITH COOLER AIR MOVING INTO IOWA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE QUICKLY ON WEDNESDAY AS SUNSHINE ALLOWS FROM RAPID MIXING. WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON THURSDAY WITH PRECIPITATION THREAT HOLDING OFF TIL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 26 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (119000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 57 52 37 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............78 63 55 48 RH..............25 41 53 63 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 14G30 W 9G20 W 8G15 W 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 32 W 14 W 9 W 12 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 39 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (272900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........23 24 26 27 29 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 49 53 56 58 58 RH..............63 52 41 34 32 33 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 8 W 13 W 17 W 19 W 18 W 16 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 30 35 35 40 35 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2900 5100 6800 8500 9000 MIXNG WIND......W 14 W 29 W 38 W 38 W 36 W 32 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100505.MALLA.01/DMX