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SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER HOME RX...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
918 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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...
UPDATED FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY CHANGES...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.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 22
                    TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (77700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (155800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........49  50  51  51  52  53  55  56  58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  44  49  53  55  56  58  58  57
RH..............59  51  42  36  34  32  32  32  34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..14  15  17  18  18  18  18  17  15
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  25  25  25  25  25  25  20
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.14  15  17  18  18  18  18  17  15
EYE LVL WND GST.15  20  25  25  25  25  25  25  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.7 4.4 6.1 6.7 7.2 7.8 7.7 7.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W
MIXNG WIND SPD..13  16  20  23  24  24  23  23  22
HAINES INDEX....4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............57     51     48     46     44     42
RH..............43     48     54     60     62     70

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FORECASTER...VACHALEK
REQUESTED BY...JASON GOODER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110405.TIMBE.01/DMX