FNUS73 KDMX 151702 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER LAKE...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1202 PM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON OCTOBER 15. 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... LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT SOUTHERLY. UNTIL 2 OR 3 PM...DIRECTION COULD BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........11 11 10 8 7 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 64 65 66 65 63 RH..............36 34 33 33 34 36 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 2.5 1.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S MIXNG WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........5 5 6 7 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 54 51 49 48 47 RH..............42 52 59 66 68 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 7 SE 9 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 12 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (73900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........11 21 27 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 54 65 67 RH..............79 59 45 33 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 9G15 W 9G20 NW 13G30 N 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 3100 3600 MIXNG WIND......S 10 NW 15 N 26 N 22 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...JUNGBLUTH REQUESTED BY...STEVEN WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101015.SILVE.01/DMX