FNUS73 KDMX 181444
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOLITER WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
944 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 18.
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 BE CENTERED OVER IOWA TODAY WITH PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE. MIXING WILL BE VERY DEEP DURING PEAK HEATING...BUT EYE
LEVEL AND MIXING LEVEL WINDS WILL STILL BE LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (32300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (81900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........17  16  16  15  13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............73  75  75  75  73
RH..............30  27  27  27  29
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.0 9.3 9.6 9.0 8.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..8   8   9   10  12
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (78300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1800
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........12     15     8      2      2      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     63     57     53     49     47
RH..............31     43     55     66     77     86
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6    SE 6   SE 6   SE 5   SE 4   SE 2
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....7800   2800   300    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......SE 12  SE 9   SE 8   SE 7   S 6    SE 5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...SMALL
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN WOODRUFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.MOLIT.01/DMX