FNUS73 KDMX 021422 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 922 AM CDT TUE NOV 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02. 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE RIDGED THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND WILL CAUSE SOME VARIABILITY IN THE WINDS TODAY. THE WIND WILL INITIALLY BE FROM THE NORTHEAST BUT WILL VARY FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOW DEWPOINTS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE VALUES INTO THE MID 30S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 7 6 8 11 13 13 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 50 54 56 57 58 56 54 RH..............58 50 43 40 38 37 40 41 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.9 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.2 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........14 23 35 18 29 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 47 45 43 43 42 RH..............48 56 58 62 65 67 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3 SE 2 SE 3 S 4 S 3 SW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 6 SE 3 SE 3 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 11 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (22800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (93600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 34 13 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 46 55 58 RH..............76 63 47 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5G10 W 7G15 N 11G25 N 14G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1900 3900 MIXNG WIND......SW 8 W 14 N 22 N 28 HAINES INDEX....3 3 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101102.RINGG.01/DMX