FNUS73 KDMX 131052 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR C2 B6 2011...CAMP DODGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 552 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0615 CDT ON APRIL 13. 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... A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY PUSH SOUTH INTO CENTRAL IOWA BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL SLOWLY BECOME MORE EAST WITH TIME AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. THERE IS LITTLE THREAT FOR RAINFALL UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (49000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (58500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........52 52 51 51 51 50 50 51 53 55 58 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 54 57 60 63 65 67 69 70 71 70 69 RH..............66 61 57 53 50 46 45 42 41 39 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.4 3.7 5.1 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.2 6.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE S S SE SE E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 77 93 92 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 60 56 52 RH..............43 58 66 77 20 FT WIND......E 8G10 E 10 NE 12G15 E 12G15 MIX HGT (FT)....5700 300 1100 1000 MIXNG WIND......E 10 NE 9 NE 20 NE 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.C2B62.01/DMX