FNUS73 KDMX 150859 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON PBG 235...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 359 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 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... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE EAST TODAY. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS TO BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY MID MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 40S BY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........29 30 32 33 38 47 52 51 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 43 46 49 51 52 54 53 52 RH..............64 57 51 48 46 44 43 46 52 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.4 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.2 1.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W SW MIXNG WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 13 15 16 16 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........48 47 45 43 25 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 46 43 41 39 38 RH..............58 65 73 79 82 82 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 SW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SW 13 SW 9 SW 7 W 6 W 5 SW 3 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (34900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (101800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 39 48 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 46 57 64 RH..............82 71 57 48 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2G5 S 6G15 S 9G20 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 2900 4100 MIXNG WIND......SE 1 S 10 S 22 SW 29 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110315.KELLE.01/DMX