FNUS73 KDMX 120246
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOGLE LAKE...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
946 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 12.
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 PRESSURE WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND BE EAST OF THE REGION
ON TUESDAY ALLOWING SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL APPROACH THE 35% RANGE DURING THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (135900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........2         2         0         8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............59        51        47        43
RH..............40        56        60        70
20 FT WIND......NW 17G20  NW 7G10   NW 6      NW 6
MIX HGT (FT)....6500      300       300       300
MIXNG WIND......NW 24     N 8       N 6       NW 6
HAINES INDEX....5         5         5         5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
                    TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (48400 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........8   9   12  15  17  20  21  22  24  26  28  30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............39  44  49  53  57  61  64  66  68  70  69  68
RH..............79  68  58  52  45  41  38  37  34  33  35  37
20 FT WIND DIR..N   NW  NW  W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   5   6   7   7   8   9   9   10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.    5                   10  10  10  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.9 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.8 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.1 4.8
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   NW  SW  S   S   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
MIXNG WIND SPD..2   2   3   5   6   6   7   7   7   8   10  12
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   5

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FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER
REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.FOGLE.01/DMX