FNUS73 KDMX 090938 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD SOUTH PBG...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 438 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 09. 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... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (42800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (87100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 64 67 67 68 68 66 RH..............36 32 29 29 28 28 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 16 17 17 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....45. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (68200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........6 5 6 5 5 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 59 55 53 50 48 RH..............31 40 49 54 61 65 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 7 S 7 S 8 SW 6 SW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 1700 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 17 S 12 S 9 S 10 S 9 S 8 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (76700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (87600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 17 32 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 57 66 71 RH..............68 51 40 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6G10 S 6G10 SW 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 3100 5500 MIXNG WIND......S 8 SW 13 SW 18 SW 18 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.RINGG.01/DMX