FNUS73 KDMX 140430
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CABBAGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1130 PM CDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 14.
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...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN KANSAS WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD...BUT WILL KEEP SKIES CLEAR THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING...WITH STIFF GUSTS
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AS MIXING INCREASES. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS IOWA...BUT PRECIPITATION IS NOT
LIKELY. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE
FRONT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 11 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 25 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (115300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........20  20  21  22  20  18  16  15  12  12  12  11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  44  49  54  61  64  67  69  71  71  70  67
RH..............67  65  56  48  39  37  34  32  30  30  31  34
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   6   8   10  12  14  14  14  11  9
EYE LVL WND GST.        10  10  15  20  25  30  30  30  25  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.5 2.4 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.4 3.0 1.6
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
MIXNG WIND SPD..6   7   8   12  16  22  26  30  31  30  25  18
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6

$$
FORECASTER...WILKINS
REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.CABBA.01/DMX