FNUS73 KDMX 101433 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KIOWA BURN PILE...IDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 833 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 CST ON MARCH 10. 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... IT WILL BE CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 44. RH..................96 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 65 63 57 55 43 23 14 13 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............23 25 27 28 30 31 32 33 35 36 RH..............96 92 88 85 81 81 81 78 75 75 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........12 14 16 17 17 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 37 35 33 32 31 RH..............67 72 75 78 85 88 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1400 900 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 2 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (27900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........18 30 41 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 37 47 53 RH..............92 82 68 64 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 S 10G25 S 13G30 S 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 1600 MIXNG WIND......SE 12 S 13 S 18 S 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...JOHN MCCLEARY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110310.KIOWA.01/DMX