FNUS73 KDMX 291340 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON GRASSLANDS BIRD CONSERVATION AREA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 840 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 29. 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 LOCATED OVER MISSOURI WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY AND ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. BY IGNITION TIME...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (43400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........3 2 2 2 3 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 54 57 59 59 58 55 RH..............39 35 33 30 32 33 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 10 10 11 11 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..17 20 21 21 21 20 18 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........3 3 4 8 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 48 46 44 43 42 RH..............43 49 53 57 62 65 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 8 S 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 17 S 17 S 16 S 15 SW 14 SW 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (22800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 9 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 48 58 62 RH..............73 60 47 43 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6G10 SW 5G10 W 5G10 NW 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1900 2300 MIXNG WIND......SW 12 SW 18 W 14 NW 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECHNICIAN I TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101029.KELLE.01/DMX