FNUS73 KDMX 071214
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HENSLOW HILL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
714 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
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...
HIGH CLOUDS TO GRADUALLY LOWER INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...AS
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES. THIS WILL BRING CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN
BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS
WILL BECOME MORE EAST SOUTHEAST WITH TIME...AND SOME GUSTINESS IS
POSSIBLY BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (39500 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........91        81        71        60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............47        52        57        59
RH..............89        83        77        75
20 FT WIND......E 10G15   E 10G15   E 10G15   SE 12G15
MIX HGT (FT)....2000      3000      3100      3000
MIXNG WIND......E 21      E 15      E 13      E 10
HAINES INDEX....2         2         2         3

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FORECASTER...BEERENDS
REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.HENSL.01/DMX