FNUS73 KDMX 202211 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH POINT RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 511 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 21. 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... RAIN CHANCES INCREASES THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY WITH AN APPROACHING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. RAIN IS LIKELY BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS...GENERALLY PAST 1 PM CDT. WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT IGNITION TIME AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (69600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........86 87 87 88 89 90 91 93 WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............42 44 45 46 47 47 47 47 RH..............70 65 65 63 60 60 63 63 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E MIXNG WIND SPD..15 17 20 21 22 23 23 22 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 22 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........93 95 97 99 98 97 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 44 43 42 41 40 RH..............63 73 79 86 92 100 20 FT WIND......E 15 E 15 E 15 E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 2600 1900 1700 1600 1600 MIXNG WIND......E 22 E 25 E 26 E 25 E 25 E 24 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110421.HIGHP.01/DMX