FNUS73 KDMX 171324 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MINER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 824 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 17. 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... IT WILL BE SUNNY AND DRY THIS MORNING WITH GENERALLY EAST WINDS AT AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AT TIMES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STEADILY DECREASE TO AROUND 50 PERCENT BY 10 AM AND BOTTOM OUT AT AROUND 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (44000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (74500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 60 61 63 64 66 67 68 65 RH..............47 42 41 36 34 32 29 28 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.9 5.4 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..9 9 8 7 7 8 9 12 14 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 10 12 13 14 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 57 51 48 45 43 RH..............34 45 56 65 76 82 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 9 E 8 SE 7 SE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (98100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 22 26 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 56 64 68 RH..............82 55 43 37 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 9G10 E 10G15 E 12G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3000 6700 7300 MIXNG WIND......E 5 E 9 E 12 E 14 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110517.MINER.01/DMX