FNUS73 KDMX 091324 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 MILE WEST...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 724 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 09. 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE WEATHER TODAY WITH CLEAR SKIES. EAST WINDS WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND MAY BE BREEZY WITH AFTERNOON MIXING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (28900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 42 45 47 49 50 49 48 RH..............50 46 41 38 37 36 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.2 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E SE SE S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..8 6 5 6 8 10 10 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........7 7 9 9 9 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 41 37 34 33 32 RH..............43 55 67 78 82 81 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 9 S 12 SW 14 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 6 S 9 SW 10 SW 11 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 8 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 15 SW 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........6 11 11 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 43 56 63 RH..............78 57 38 31 20 FT WIND......SW 15G20 SW 18G25 SW 22G30 SW 17G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 11G20 SW 13G25 SW 16G30 SW 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 3100 4600 MIXNG WIND......SW 15 SW 22 SW 30 SW 29 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...JOSH RUSK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120309.3MILE.01/DMX