FNUS73 KDMX 161252 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 752 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 16. 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 SOUTHERLY WIND THIS MORNING AT 5-10 MPH WILL INCREASE AFTER 1 PM TO 15-30 MPH AND WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (46400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 55 58 65 68 70 70 73 70 RH..............63 57 53 41 39 36 38 34 38 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.8 2.9 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..14 16 18 21 23 24 24 23 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........7 9 11 13 15 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 62 59 56 54 52 RH..............42 48 51 55 59 63 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 1700 600 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 17 S 13 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (46300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 19 20 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 57 67 71 RH..............68 67 50 47 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G15 SW 10G20 SW 10G25 SW 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 2100 3400 MIXNG WIND......S 10 SW 20 SW 21 SW 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...NRT 1 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.RINGG.01/DMX