FNUS73 KDMX 191227 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBOLINK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 727 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 19. 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... INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND CHANCES OF RAIN IS FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE BEST CHANCES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH SEVERAL PULSES OF ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY BREEZY OUT OF THE EAST SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (61900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (83000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........78 78 79 79 80 81 83 84 86 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 63 64 66 67 68 68 68 68 RH..............70 67 65 63 61 61 61 61 63 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..13 14 16 17 18 20 20 21 22 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (76600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (13800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........74 80 88 94 95 96 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 64 62 61 60 59 RH..............56 63 70 75 81 87 20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 13 SE 12 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 1800 700 700 600 700 MIXNG WIND......SE 21 SE 13 E 12 SE 18 SE 18 SE 18 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110519.BOBOL.01/DMX