FNUS73 KDMX 061336 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KALSOW PRAIRIE...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 836 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 CDT ON JUNE 06. 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... VERY WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. HAINES INDEX VALUES WILL RISE TO NEAR 6 THIS AFTERNOON WHICH IS FAVORABLE FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND BREEZY BY THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS AND SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (138800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 12 11 10 9 8 9 11 14 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............77 81 85 89 91 93 95 96 97 97 96 RH..............62 58 51 45 44 41 39 36 35 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 2.0 2.8 3.5 4.3 5.6 6.9 8.2 6.8 5.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..7 8 9 8 7 7 10 15 20 23 26 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (96400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (13800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........17 14 14 13 15 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............94 87 82 79 76 75 RH..............36 48 58 67 71 69 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 13 S 13 S 12 S 13 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 11 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 1700 400 400 300 500 MIXNG WIND......SW 26 S 18 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 16 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...PETE HILDRETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110606.KALSO.01/DMX