FNUS73 KDMX 101245 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON TRIANGLE...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 745 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AN INITIAL OBSERVATION AT IGNITION AND A MID BURN OBSERVATION ARE REQUIRED... PLEASE RELAY THEM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN TODAY WITH ELONGATED HIGH PRESSURE FROM CANADA INTO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. THIS WILL KEEP SUNNY SKIES...LOW HUMIDITIES AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN PLACE. WINDS TODAY WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS MONDAY...BUT MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL STILL DIP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-54800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35900-90800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 21 24 26 26 25 25 25 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 49 51 54 55 57 58 57 55 RH..............43 39 34 31 29 27 25 27 30 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NW NW NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 9 9 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.4 4.0 4.6 5.1 5.6 6.1 4.1 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..14 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1600-4000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 21 18 15 14 14 WEATHER COV..... AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 46 41 38 35 32 RH..............32 40 46 48 54 58 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 8 N 7 N 7 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 9 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 EYE LVL WND GST.15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 18 N 12 N 7 NE 8 N 8 NE 8 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-37100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 16 19 16 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............30 42 53 58 RH..............63 43 31 28 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 7 NE 5 NE 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4G5 NE 5 NE 4G5 NE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2600 4600 5000 MIXNG WIND......NE 7 NE 8 N 9 N 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.KELLE.01/DMX