FNUS73 KDMX 211149 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 649 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 21. 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... WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY WITH TIME AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES TO THE EAST OF THE STATE. INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE BEST THREAT LATE IN THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (45600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........65 67 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............58 60 63 66 67 69 70 70 69 RH..............67 64 62 58 59 59 59 61 63 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE MIXNG WIND SPD..14 14 13 13 14 15 16 17 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (28200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........78 72 66 64 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 64 62 60 RH..............68 75 84 87 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7G15 SE 7G15 S 6G15 S 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 500 500 400 MIXNG WIND......SE 20 E 13 SE 9 SE 12 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........63 81 81 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 65 71 RH..............83 78 66 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 S 10G20 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1900 2400 MIXNG WIND......SE 12 S 18 S 18 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110321.RINGG.01/DMX