FNUS73 KDMX 022230 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR NE ENTRY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 530 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 TOWARD SUNSET AND BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (81800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........26 21 16 20 WEATHER COV..... AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FROST TEMP............53 45 40 37 RH..............39 53 62 67 20 FT WIND......NW 13G15 N 7 N 6 N 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 9G15 N 5 N 4G5 N 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....5800 500 600 500 MIXNG WIND......NW 16 N 8 NE 8 NW 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (130700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........25 28 27 26 24 23 23 22 21 19 18 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 39 43 46 49 51 53 55 56 57 56 56 RH..............75 64 55 49 42 39 36 34 32 33 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 6 7 7 9 9 7 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 2.3 4.1 5.9 6.7 7.4 8.2 8.6 9.0 9.4 9.0 8.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N MIXNG WIND SPD..5 9 14 18 20 20 18 17 16 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110503.NEENT.01/DMX