FNUS73 KDMX 191257 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 757 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 19. 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 SHOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED THIS WEEKEND WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND FAIRLY DEEP MIXING DURING PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE A TAD STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY BY AFTERNOON...BUT STILL NO BETTER THAN LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (24700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........36 35 35 36 39 41 43 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 61 63 64 65 66 65 65 RH..............42 39 38 37 35 34 35 34 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 5.6 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW W S SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (28500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........47 48 49 49 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 58 54 52 49 48 RH..............36 44 52 59 66 68 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....7100 2500 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 54 58 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 57 65 69 RH..............71 51 41 36 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 2G5 S 3G5 SW 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 8200 9500 MIXNG WIND......SW 3 S 1 S 3 SW 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.RINGG.01/DMX