FNUS73 KDMX 030129
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLOW MARSH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
829 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 03.
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 FROM THE EASTERN DAKOTAS INTO WESTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
IOWA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BE NEARLY OVERHEAD TUESDAY NIGHT.  NORTHWEST TO
NORTH FLOW THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY BY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........48     39     26     15     15     15
WEATHER COV.....                                   AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............47     42     38     36     34     32
RH..............40     50     59     64     66     72
20 FT WIND......N 16   N 12   N 7    NW 5   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 11   N 9    N 5    NW 4   NW 4   NW 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     15            5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    13 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (113000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........15        17        15        16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............32        46        54        59
RH..............75        42        30        26
20 FT WIND......NW 6      NW 7      N 7       N 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G5    NW 5      N 5       N 4G5
MIX HGT (FT)....300       6000      7700      8700
MIXNG WIND......W 6       N 16      N 15      N 15
HAINES INDEX....4         4         5         5

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FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.FALLO.01/DMX