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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEDER STATE PRESERVE...IOWA DNR/WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1004 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.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53500 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........8   9   12  15  18  21  22  23  25  26  28  30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............39  43  48  52  56  60  63  65  67  69  68  67
RH..............76  67  58  52  45  41  38  37  34  33  34  37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   5   6   7   8   8   9   9   10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.5               10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.9 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.8 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.1 4.8
MIXNG WIND DIR..SW  SW  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S
MIXNG WIND SPD..3   5   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   9   12  13
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

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FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER
REQUESTED BY...ELIOT LAFOLLETTE - TECHNICIAN II
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.SHEED.01/DMX