FNUS73 KDMX 021035
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN LAKE...US COE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
435 AM CST THU FEB 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 02.
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...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME EASTERLY THIS
AFTERNOON. ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (29300 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29  31  31  35  43  47  48  49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42  46  50  53  55  58  56  54
RH..............70  65  58  52  47  42  45  50
20 FT WIND DIR..N   NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   5   6   6   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   4   4   4   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.2 1.7 2.8 3.8 4.9 3.9 2.9
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   NE  E   E   E   E   E   E
MIXNG WIND SPD..3   3   3   5   6   7   7   7
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........50     48     46     44     58     76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
RH..............56     63     65     70     73     76
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5    E 5    E 6    E 6    E 6    E 6
EYE LVL WND GST.              10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...DONAVON
REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120202.RATHB.01/DMX