FNUS73 KDMX 091524 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KALSOW PRAIRIE...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1024 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 09. 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... A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL SURGE INTO IOWA TODAY AND TUESDAY. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH HIGHS WELL INTO THE 80S AND DEWPOINTS WELL INTO THE 60S KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITES HIGHER THAN WHAT OCCURRED LATE LAST WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (70600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 28 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........63 60 57 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............82 85 85 84 RH..............53 50 48 49 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..26 28 25 21 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 35 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.18 20 18 15 EYE LVL WND GST.40 40 35 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..28 29 28 26 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (87100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (14300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........53 50 45 42 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 75 72 70 68 67 RH..............58 66 76 81 84 87 20 FT WIND......SE 17 SE 15 SE 14 SE 13 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 12 SE 11 SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2000 700 300 300 400 MIXNG WIND......SE 24 E 20 E 16 SE 15 SE 13 SE 14 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (59300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (146600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 36 32 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 78 85 89 RH..............84 60 50 45 20 FT WIND......E 12G15 SE 16G25 S 16G25 SW 16G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 9G15 SE 11G25 S 11G25 SW 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2500 3400 6400 MIXNG WIND......SE 17 S 21 S 23 S 26 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...PETE HILDRETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110509.KALSO.01/DMX