FNUS73 KDMX 031043 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 443 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 03. 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... CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...EXPECT INCREASING EAST WINDS AND MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........89 94 96 95 92 91 93 98 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 41 43 44 45 45 45 44 RH..............82 79 76 73 70 70 70 76 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 9 9 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TSTM COV........ RH..............89 92 92 96 96 92 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 11 NE 11 NE 11 NE 11 NE 12 NE 13 EYE LVL WND GST.25 20 20 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120203.RATHB.01/DMX