FNUS73 KDMX 012339 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODWARD 1 TRAINING...IOWA DNR FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 639 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 02. 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... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO IOWA TONIGHT WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO UNDER 10 MPH LATER TONIGHT. RIDGE AXIS WILL PASS THE AREA AROUND MID DAY SATURDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT WEST...AND THEN TO THE SOUTH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 28 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........28 28 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 45 41 37 RH..............46 62 67 79 20 FT WIND......NW 11G25 NW 7G15 NW 5G10 NW 5G10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 11G25 NW 7G15 NW 5G10 NW 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 36 W 10 W 9 NW 9 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (33900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........37 37 38 39 41 42 42 44 49 53 57 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 37 41 44 47 50 52 54 56 57 57 56 RH..............82 79 70 65 58 54 52 48 47 45 47 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W SW S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 10 10 7 3 1 5 9 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...KARL HARRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110402.WOODW.01/DMX