FNUS73 KDMX 071817 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR OSKALOOSA B B BEDDING...MAHASKA COUNTY EMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1217 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1155 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AN INITIAL OBSERVATION AT IGNITION AND A MID BURN OBSERVATION ARE REQUIRED... PLEASE RELAY THEM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH MAHASKA COUNTY BETWEEN 4 TO 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AND A 10 TO 15 DEGREE DROP IN TEMPERATURE. LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. A SMALL CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED DURING MUCH OF THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 35 TO 39 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 22 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (63300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (127100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (149800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (144800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 35 TO 39 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 22 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 64 65 65 66 66 63 RH..............62 60 58 58 56 54 60 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..22 22 22 22 21 17 14 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 30 30 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW W EYE LVL WND SPD.16 16 16 16 15 12 10 EYE LVL WND GST.35 35 35 30 30 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.1 3.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W MIXNG WIND SPD..38 37 37 37 35 29 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 99 99 83 66 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN SNOW TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............59 51 46 43 36 33 RH..............67 77 73 67 79 75 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 13 NW 16 NW 17 NW 15 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 25 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 9 NW 9 NW 11 NW 12 NW 11 NW 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 25 25 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2600 2500 2500 2500 2400 MIXNG WIND......NW 17 NW 18 NW 21 NW 22 N 25 N 24 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (92200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........54 45 35 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............32 37 44 48 RH..............69 59 45 40 20 FT WIND......NW 12G15 NW 13G15 NW 13G15 NW 16G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 9G15 NW 9G15 NW 9G15 NW 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2300 4500 5800 MIXNG WIND......NW 20 NW 15 NW 20 NW 20 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...JAMEY ROBINSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120307.OSKAL.01/DMX