FNUS73 KDMX 070309 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON PRAIRIE...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1009 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON JUNE 07. 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... STRONG SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WIND ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. AS THE SURFACE WINDS INCREASE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS. THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR RAIN TOMORROW...WITH SUNNY SKIES AND NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 13 12 18 13 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............92 86 82 79 77 75 RH..............36 43 49 54 58 64 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1400 300 300 300 500 MIXNG WIND......S 17 S 10 S 9 S 13 S 13 S 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 36 TO 44 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (31000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (212400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 19 17 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............76 84 90 92 RH..............62 49 39 38 20 FT WIND......S 14G20 S 23G30 S 26G35 SW 28G40 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10G20 S 16G30 S 18G35 SW 20G40 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1700 3900 5900 MIXNG WIND......S 15 S 30 S 37 S 41 HAINES INDEX....4 4 6 5 $$ FORECASTER...BEITLICH REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110607.ANDER.01/DMX