FNUS73 KDMX 132255 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 555 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 14. 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... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE MODERATE BREEZES AND DRY FUELS AVAILABLE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE NOTABLY HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN ABOUT 35 PERCENT NORTHWEST AND 50 PERCENT SOUTHEAST. THIS SHOULD PREVENT ANOTHER ISSUANCE OF THE GRASSLAND/ELEVATED FIRE PRODUCT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 7 10 14 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TS TM COV........ TEMP............70 65 61 60 59 58 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (112400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 29 34 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 67 75 80 RH..............90 70 60 51 20 FT WIND......S 12G15 S 17G20 SW 18G25 SW 16G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9G15 S 12G20 SW 13G25 SW 11G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1700 3000 4700 MIXNG WIND......S 14 S 21 SW 25 SW 28 HAINES INDEX....M M M M $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.RATHB.01/DMX