FNUS73 KDMX 231312 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER LAKE...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 812 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 23. 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH TONIGHT BEFORE MERGING WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT OVER MISSOURI TUESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT NEARS. IT APPEARS THE SHOWERS WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (69400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (75100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........47 47 46 46 46 46 46 49 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 70 72 74 75 76 77 77 76 RH..............65 61 55 51 50 48 47 48 52 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.5 4.0 4.4 5.0 5.6 6.2 6.2 6.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW W S MIXNG WIND SPD..18 20 21 20 17 13 9 6 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM RH..............55 63 70 73 81 84 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 5 N 5 N 5 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 N 4 N 4 N 4 NE 2 NE 2 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 2200 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 2 E 3 E 5 NE 3 NE 5 NE 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL STRAUSER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110523.BEAVE.01/DMX