FNUS73 KDMX 061301
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICHAQUA WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
801 AM CDT WED APR 6 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...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (63400 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........75  69  62  55  52  51  50  48  47  45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  54  57  59  61  63  64  65  64  63
RH..............54  48  43  40  38  35  35  34  37  38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..7   9   12  13  15  14  13  12  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  15  15  20  20  20  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 3.3 4.4 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..16  13  12  12  12  12  12  12  12  12
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1400
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........44     46     48     49     58     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     56     52     50     47     46
RH..............41     47     52     54     63     65
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 6    NE 6   NE 7   E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....6300   2300   300    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......N 10   NE 6   NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...WILKINS
REQUESTED BY...CASEY TRINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.CHICH.01/DMX