FNUS73 KDMX 031007 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR NE ENTRY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 507 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 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 TO BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. DEWPOINTS MAINLY IN THE 20S...AND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE POSSIBLY INTO THE TEENS BY THIS AFTERNOON AS DRIER MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE. NORTHERLY WINDS TO BECOME MORE VARIABLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS THEY SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (42000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (94900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........19 14 13 11 10 12 16 13 14 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 43 47 49 52 53 55 56 55 55 RH..............54 47 40 36 32 29 26 24 26 29 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 4.7 5.5 6.2 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.2 8.0 7.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..15 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 14 14 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 1 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (88500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........7 16 15 15 14 13 1 13 13 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 51 49 47 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 39 RH..............31 36 39 43 49 51 55 57 59 64 67 67 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW W W SW S S E E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 6 5 5 3 1 1 2 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.N NW W W SW S S E E SE SE S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.4 5.1 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW N N N N N NE NE SE S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..14 10 6 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (47100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (76100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 23 24 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 53 61 66 RH..............67 43 35 30 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 9G10 S 14G20 S 14G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4G5 S 6G10 S 10G20 S 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 4200 5100 5900 MIXNG WIND......S 2 SE 8 SE 13 S 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110503.NEENT.01/DMX