FNUS73 KDMX 251342 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TELEPHONE WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 842 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CDT ON MAY 25. 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 LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED IN NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE WEATHER AS A COLD FRONT DRAPED FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. THE LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE NORTH AND EAST TUESDAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION...BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (48500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........77 78 78 78 78 79 77 74 73 75 80 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............65 68 71 75 80 84 84 84 84 83 82 RH..............68 59 55 52 45 41 44 43 43 44 46 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE N N NE E E S S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.2 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.3 3.0 4.6 6.3 6.9 7.5 8.1 7.5 6.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW N N N NE E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 6 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........83 82 81 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............81 75 71 68 66 64 RH..............47 58 66 73 78 81 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 5 W 3 W 3 NW 4 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6300 2300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 3 N 5 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (104700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 73 67 62 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 73 79 81 RH..............75 55 44 39 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6G10 N 7G15 NE 8G15 NE 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 4600 7200 8100 MIXNG WIND......NE 15 NE 17 NE 16 NE 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...STEVEN WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100525.TELEP.01/DMX