FNUS73 KDMX 051541
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SFN PILE BURN...IOWA DNR-USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1041 AM CDT TUE OCT 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 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.

.DISCUSSION...
IOWA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN A PLAINS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH
PRESSURE THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY RESULTING IN SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS IOWA. WITH LITTLE MOISTURE
PRESENT...SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41100 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  62  64  66  67  68  66  65
RH..............57  52  50  47  45  43  47  50
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   7   8   9   9   8   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  20  20  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.0 1.2
MIXNG WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
MIXNG WIND SPD..14  15  15  16  17  17  15  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      4      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     57     54     52     51     50
RH..............56     64     71     74     77     77
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5    S 4    S 4    S 5    S 4    S 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     5             5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....400    300    300    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......S 8    S 8    S 9    S 8    S 7    S 7
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

$$
FORECASTER...SMALL
REQUESTED BY...RYAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101005.SFNPI.01/DMX