FNUS73 KDMX 161600 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1000 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 16. 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... NORTHWEST WINDS TO BECOME SLIGHTLY MORE WESTERLY WITH TIME TODAY...AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (71400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (88100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (85600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 59 60 61 62 61 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............38 40 41 41 42 40 36 RH..............37 31 32 32 33 35 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW W W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.1 4.2 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW W MIXNG WIND SPD..22 20 18 17 16 13 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........57 34 20 2 4 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 31 29 28 27 26 RH..............43 50 56 60 63 62 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 8 NW 8 W 8 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 7 W 9 W 12 W 12 W 8 W 5 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (49000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (92300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (89300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........8 20 32 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............24 30 41 46 RH..............68 58 41 34 20 FT WIND......W 6G10 SW 8G10 SW 14G20 SW 16G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4G10 SW 6G10 SW 10G20 SW 11G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 3700 3700 MIXNG WIND......SW 6 SW 14 SW 25 SW 28 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111116.RINGG.01/DMX