FNUS73 KDMX 091317 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PYLAND...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 717 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 53. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 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............40 43 46 49 50 52 51 50 RH..............50 47 42 37 37 35 36 39 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.1 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.4 2.4 1.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E SE S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..9 7 5 5 7 8 9 10 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 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........7 6 8 10 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 43 39 37 33 31 RH..............40 53 62 70 78 85 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 12 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........8 16 18 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 42 55 62 RH..............72 57 40 32 20 FT WIND......SW 10G15 SW 13G15 SW 20G30 SW 17G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7G15 SW 9G15 SW 14G30 SW 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 3000 4800 MIXNG WIND......S 10 SW 18 SW 26 SW 28 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120309.PYLAN.01/DMX