FNUS73 KDMX 081316 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND CREEK...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 716 AM CST MON NOV 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 08. 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... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...REACHING SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BOTTOMING OUT AT AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (34800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........7 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 59 63 65 67 67 64 60 RH..............47 42 38 35 33 34 38 44 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.11 12 12 12 11 10 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 1.7 1.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..21 20 18 18 17 16 14 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........10 10 11 11 12 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 54 52 50 49 48 RH..............45 54 59 66 71 77 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 9 S 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (48200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........15 18 21 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 53 64 67 RH..............86 71 50 45 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G15 S 9G20 S 11G25 S 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2000 2200 MIXNG WIND......S 8 S 18 S 22 S 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101108.SANDC.02/DMX