FNUS73 KDMX 011206 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ICARIA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 706 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01. 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... SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING AND BECOMING QUITE GUSTY. THIS WILL SHARPLY INCREASE MIXING DEPTH AND WIND SPEEDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AND EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 33 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (234000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........51 43 35 31 30 29 28 26 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 48 50 52 54 55 56 55 54 RH..............70 60 54 48 43 40 37 40 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 35 35 30 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 11 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 30 30 30 35 35 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 3.4 5.0 6.6 7.3 8.0 8.7 5.9 3.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..22 25 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 34 43 59 61 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 46 44 41 39 38 RH..............50 58 62 73 73 73 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 31 NW 15 NW 6 NW 7 W 6 W 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (36500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 71 78 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 45 53 57 RH..............75 65 50 43 20 FT WIND......NW 4G5 W 4G5 W 2 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G5 W 4G5 W 2 SE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 2700 3300 MIXNG WIND......SW 6 SW 8 SW 1 SE 13 HAINES INDEX....5 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110401.ICARI.01/DMX