FNUS73 KDMX 051422 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BILSLAND...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 922 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 05. 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... LOOK FOR WINDS TO SHIFT AND INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING...FAIRLY CLOSE TO IGNITION TIME. GUSTS WILL TOP 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT ANOTHER MILD AND DRY DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING NORTHERLY BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (147000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........48 50 51 51 51 51 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 53 57 59 60 62 62 61 RH..............42 36 31 30 29 28 30 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.16 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 4.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.2 7.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..22 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (102000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........52 60 65 73 72 72 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 55 53 50 48 47 RH..............42 45 46 54 58 63 20 FT WIND......W 13 SW 8 SW 5 S 5 SE 5 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 13 SW 8 SW 5 S 5 SE 5 E 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....6800 2400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 17 SW 7 S 3 SE 6 E 7 E 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (36600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM TEMP............46 52 57 60 RH..............68 59 49 39 20 FT WIND......E 8G10 E 7 NE 18G25 NE 14G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 8G10 E 7 NE 18G25 NE 14G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2800 4500 MIXNG WIND......NE 9 NE 18 NE 14 NE 9 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.BILSL.01/DMX