FNUS73 KDMX 131201 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 MILE WEST...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 701 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 13. 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...AFTER HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND PATCHY FOG EARLY...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERING RH. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. NO WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED FOR A FEW DAYS...BUT DEW POINTS WILL BE INCREASING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND MAY AFFECT CONDITIONS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (73100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 60 65 68 71 74 76 75 74 RH..............69 60 50 47 42 38 36 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.2 1.7 2.2 3.0 3.8 4.6 4.0 3.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..16 17 18 18 18 18 18 15 13 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........10 13 17 20 22 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............72 67 64 62 60 59 RH..............44 54 60 67 75 78 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 12 S 12 S 13 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9 SE 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1400 500 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 12 SE 12 SE 14 S 15 S 15 S 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (87500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 32 35 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 64 73 78 RH..............83 75 62 50 20 FT WIND......S 13G15 S 15G20 SW 16G25 SW 14G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9G15 S 11G20 SW 11G25 SW 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 2500 3800 MIXNG WIND......S 12 S 20 SW 22 S 26 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.3MILE.01/DMX