FNUS73 KDMX 041658 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNBAR SLOUGH MEINER-COLLINS WPA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1158 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS WILL BRING A QUICK RETURN OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND WINDS TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. THOUGH THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REMAIN BELOW THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME CATEGORIES FOR THE DAY...SOME CAUTION IS ADVISED DUE TO THE INCREASING WINDS AND RAPIDLY LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY ONCE MIXING BEGINS AFTER 11 AM TUESDAY MORNING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 22 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (27000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (184700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 41 41 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 45 58 65 RH..............72 47 34 30 20 FT WIND......SW 6G10 SW 9G25 SW 11G25 SW 9G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6G10 SW 9G25 SW 11G25 SW 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 6900 8800 MIXNG WIND......SW 9 SW 28 W 25 W 24 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...SAYLORVILLE WILDLIFE UNIT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.DUNBA.01/DMX