FNUS73 KDMX 161312 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE LAKE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 812 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 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... EXPECT GRADUALLY DECREASING CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE DAY. SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY SUNNY BY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS BOTH LOWER THAN THURSDAY. MOISTURE CHANGES WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE MUCH LOWER IN THE 20S DURING PEAK HEATING TODAY ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS WELL INTO THE 20S TO NEAR 30. THE AREA RECEIVED ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN AT MOST YESTERDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (109500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (163400 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........44 33 22 17 15 11 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 54 56 57 58 59 60 59 58 RH..............46 36 31 27 25 24 22 23 23 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 10 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..33 33 32 30 29 28 26 28 29 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....33. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (129000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 47 42 38 RH..............23 35 46 57 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8G20 N 6G15 N 5G10 N 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 28 N 10 N 10 N 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (75600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........0 4 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 53 62 RH..............66 31 22 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5G10 N 6G15 N 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3200 6000 MIXNG WIND......N 7 N 16 N 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.RICEL.01/DMX