FNUS73 KDMX 061627
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR M REESE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1127 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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...
A SHORTWAVE HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA...AND WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE
NORTH TO NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
EXPECT BREEZY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON ONCE AGAIN BUT WILL BE A LITTLE
LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (65200 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........44  43  41  39  37  34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  56  57  58  57  57
RH..............41  40  37  36  37  35
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  13  12  10  9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.9 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.3 5.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..13  12  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....6   6   6   6   6   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........33     35     37     39     49     61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     50     47     45     43     41
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NE 5   E 3    SE 5   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........71        81        90        95
WEATHER COV.....                    DEFNTE    DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............40        45        50        52
20 FT WIND......SE 7      SE 14G20  SE 14G20  SE 17G25

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FORECASTER...WILKINS
REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.MREES.01/DMX