FNUS73 KDMX 051138 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNBAR SLOUGH MEINER-COLLINS WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 638 AM CDT TUE APR 5 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. .DISCUSSION... LOOK FOR WINDS TO SHIFT AND INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING AS MIXING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN. EXPECT GUSTS TO TOP 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER MILD AND DRY DAY IS FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING NORTHERLY BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (123800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (177700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (155300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 62 64 63 62 RH..............32 32 31 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 16 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.17 16 16 15 14 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...8.5 8.6 8.6 8.0 7.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..24 23 21 20 17 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...SAYLORVILLE WILDLIFE UNIT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.DUNBA.01/DMX