FNUS73 KDMX 051353 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAPP...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 853 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 THIS MORNING AROUND THE NOON HOUR. 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 17 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (39600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (166500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........49 51 52 52 54 55 57 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 39 42 44 46 48 51 53 RH..............64 62 57 55 53 51 48 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.16 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.7 4.0 5.4 6.9 8.3 5.8 3.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..12 17 21 23 23 23 22 21 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 9 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 (%).........59 67 72 83 83 82 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 50 48 45 43 42 RH..............45 50 54 62 65 70 20 FT WIND......W 13 W 7 SW 3 SW 5 S 5 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 13 W 7 SW 3 SW 5 S 5 SE 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 18 W 10 SW 5 SW 2 S 2 E 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 1 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 74 65 58 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............41 49 56 60 RH..............79 66 53 41 20 FT WIND......NE 12G15 NE 15G20 NE 13G15 NE 9G10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 12G15 NE 15G20 NE 13G15 NE 9G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3500 5300 MIXNG WIND......NE 9 E 6 N 1 N 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.TRAPP.01/DMX