FNUS73 KDMX 282123 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BASSWOOD RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 423 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 29. 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... NO RAIN IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVERHEAD. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF THE STATE. THE WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (154500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........30 16 7 0 6 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 53 48 43 42 42 RH..............41 52 63 73 76 79 20 FT WIND......NW 15 NW 8 N 3 NE 1 SE 3 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6400 2300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 28 NW 14 N 5 E 3 SE 5 SE 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 36 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (49500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (126000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 16 22 29 36 43 46 48 51 55 59 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 46 50 54 58 61 63 65 67 68 68 68 RH..............85 71 66 59 53 49 50 46 45 45 47 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 13 15 16 18 21 22 23 23 23 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.7 2.6 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.7 3.9 3.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..7 10 14 17 20 22 24 26 29 31 33 36 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110429.BASSW.01/DMX