FNUS73 KDMX 131518 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HANLONTOWN SLOUGH WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1018 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST THIRD OF IOWA...FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST...WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE STATE TODAY REACHING FAR SOUTHEAST IOWA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL SHIFT WINDS FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST...DROPPING TEMPERATURES AND GRADUALLY INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR RAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST HALF OF IOWA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (56600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........80 82 83 85 87 89 91 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............57 58 57 57 56 55 54 RH..............62 59 59 57 57 59 59 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 14 15 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..22 21 21 21 21 22 22 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........92 94 96 97 98 99 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 52 50 47 45 43 RH..............61 63 68 74 79 86 20 FT WIND......NE 17 NE 17 NE 17 NE 17 NE 17 NE 18 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2900 2700 2200 1200 900 MIXNG WIND......NE 22 N 16 N 14 NE 15 NE 14 NE 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.HANLO.01/DMX