FNUS73 KDMX 120906 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 406 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 12. 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... SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH...WITH CLEARING SKIES BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (42100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (91000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........74 68 65 61 52 43 34 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 59 61 63 64 65 64 63 RH..............69 64 60 56 54 52 52 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 18 18 17 15 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W EYE LVL WND SPD.11 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.1 3.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW W W SW SW SW W MIXNG WIND SPD..24 24 23 22 20 18 17 16 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 11 7 3 4 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............54 62 69 71 74 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 6 W 5 SW 5 W 5 NW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 5 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120312.RATHB.01/DMX