FNUS73 KDMX 052204
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERS AREA...HARDIN COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
504 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 06.
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...
WEAK TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...TURNING WINDS
TO ROUGHLY NORTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS
WILL INCREASE A BIT AFTER SUNRISE BUT TOP OUT AT ABOUT 10 MPH. ANY
CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS OVERNIGHT OR IN THE MORNING WILL BE
SLIM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 1 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16100 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........67  63  59  55  53  53  53  52  52  52
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............47  50  53  55  57  58  59  60  59  59
RH..............65  58  54  51  49  45  44  42  44  44
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  12  12  12  10  9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   9   10  12  12  12  10  9   8   7
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.7 2.6 3.6 4.2 4.8 5.4 4.8 4.2
MIXNG WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   NE  E
MIXNG WIND SPD..10  10  8   6   3   3   3   3   2   1
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

$$
FORECASTER...LEE
REQUESTED BY...ROB ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.ANDER.01/DMX