FNUS73 KDMX 041657 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SNAKE CREEK LOFSTEDT WPA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1157 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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... .TUESDAY... 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. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (188800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 41 43 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 45 57 64 RH..............69 47 35 31 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 9G25 SW 12G25 SW 10G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5G10 SW 9G25 SW 12G25 SW 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2100 5300 8600 MIXNG WIND......S 7 SW 23 SW 26 W 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...SAYLORVILLE WILDLIFE UNIT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.SNAKE.01/DMX