FNUS73 KDMX 061356 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SNAKE CREEK WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 856 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST IN THE MORNING...AS SHORTWAVE EXITS STATE TO THE SOUTH. AND WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT BREEZY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON ONCE AGAIN BUT WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING...PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHING NORTH EAST ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (66400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (69600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........61 55 51 51 49 47 46 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 57 59 61 62 63 62 61 RH..............43 40 39 36 35 34 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 14 13 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.2 5.2 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (58300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 45 47 48 60 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 54 50 48 45 44 RH..............39 46 52 56 62 65 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....5800 2100 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 12 N 7 NE 6 NE 7 NE 6 E 6 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (85700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........87 92 98 98 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............42 47 53 55 RH..............70 68 57 61 20 FT WIND......E 8G10 E 12G15 E 16G25 E 18G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 2200 3900 MIXNG WIND......E 9 SE 21 SE 23 E 25 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 2 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...SAYLORVILLE WILDLIFE UNIT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.SNAKE.01/DMX