FNUS73 KDMX 181407 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOGLE NW...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 907 AM CDT MON APR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 18. 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... CLOUDY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF RAINFALL BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................89 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 77 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........97 96 95 94 94 95 95 95 95 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 44 46 47 48 48 49 48 48 RH..............89 86 83 79 77 77 77 80 80 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.2 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..16 17 18 20 20 18 18 20 21 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........ SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........95 97 100 99 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 45 43 42 RH..............83 89 96 96 20 FT WIND......NE 14G20 E 15G20 E 16G25 E 17G25 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2000 1800 1700 MIXNG WIND......M M M M HAINES INDEX....M M M M $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110418.FOGLE.01/DMX