FNUS73 KDMX 101816 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBOLINK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 116 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 10. 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... SOUTH WINDS TODAY BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY NOT EXTREMELY LOW CONSIDERING HOT CONDITIONS. WIND SHIFT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO...WIND DIRECTION WILL BE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT DEPENDING UPON HOW FAR EAST THE WIND SHIFT TRAVELS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 20 20 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............91 92 92 90 RH..............43 42 42 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.4 5.9 4.0 2.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..15 14 14 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 35 45 52 53 54 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 79 75 72 68 67 RH..............48 58 66 68 76 78 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 8 W 5 W 2 NW 1 NE 0 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 400 600 MIXNG WIND......SW 14 W 8 NW 7 N 10 N 10 N 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 60 64 69 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 74 80 82 20 FT WIND......SE 1 S 6G10 S 10G15 S 12G15 $$ FORECASTER...JUNGBLUTH REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110510.BOBOL.01/DMX