FNUS73 KDMX 071147 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD HORSESHOE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 647 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 07. 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 OVER UPPER MIDWEST WILL KEEP CONDITIONS CALM...WITH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 10 KTS BY THE AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL BE NEAR 50 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (38000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........21 22 22 22 21 18 16 14 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 64 67 70 71 72 73 72 71 RH..............62 58 54 51 49 48 46 49 51 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.4 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 3.2 1.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N N N NE MIXNG WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........10 11 9 8 10 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 61 58 56 55 54 RH..............59 70 75 77 80 80 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 N 5 N 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NE 9 NE 7 NE 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (68900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (83700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 16 19 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 63 71 74 RH..............86 67 57 53 20 FT WIND......N 8G10 N 12G15 N 15G20 N 14G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6G10 N 9G15 N 11G20 N 10G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3200 5200 5600 MIXNG WIND......N 7 NE 16 NE 17 N 17 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110907.RINGG.01/DMX