FNUS73 KDMX 310945
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CITY OF AMES...CITY OF AMES/PARKS AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
445 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 31.
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...
PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AS GREAT LAKES HIGH
PRESSURE EXITS THE AREA. CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN WILL INCREASE
TOWARD MIDDAY WITH INTERMITTENT POTENTIAL CONTINUING INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15
                    TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (44500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (75900
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........74  76  78  80  82  83  84  87  90  93  96
WEATHER COV.....                    CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                    RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............31  35  38  41  44  46  47  49  50  50  49
RH..............78  69  67  59  55  51  51  48  48  52  56
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5           10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   3   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5           10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.8 2.6 3.5 4.4 5.2 5.6 6.0 6.3 5.2 4.0
MIXNG WIND DIR..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW
MIXNG WIND SPD..7   9   12  12  12  12  12  13  14  15  16
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   3

$$
FORECASTER...SMALL
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110331.CITYO.01/DMX