FNUS73 KDMX 251411
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FEILMEIER...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
911 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 25.
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...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS INTO THE AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
FROM THE EAST AND GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHEAST WITH TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (49200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (61200
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........64  74  85  90  91  93  95  97  99
WEATHER COV.....            SCT SCT SCT WID WID WID
WEATHER TYPE....            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............47  50  52  54  55  57  57  57  55
RH..............71  63  56  52  51  47  47  51  57
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  13  13  13  13  12  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.9 3.4 4.0 4.5 5.1 5.6 3.8 2.0
MIXNG WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
MIXNG WIND SPD..12  14  16  17  16  13  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4

$$
FORECASTER...COGIL
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MCCLEARY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110425.FEILM.03/DMX