FNUS73 KDMX 091030 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 430 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. NORTH 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 49. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20500 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 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............38 41 43 45 47 48 47 47 RH..............50 46 43 40 37 35 35 35 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NE NE E E SE 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)...2.3 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N NE NE E SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..10 8 6 5 3 3 5 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........5 4 3 3 7 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............37 48 56 64 69 72 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 9 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120309.RATHB.01/DMX