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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINSBARGER AREA...HARDIN COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
748 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 CDT ON MARCH 26.
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...
EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY...AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO TONIGHT. CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS PICKING UP BEHIND THE FRONT. DRIER AIR WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY WITH RH VALUES DROPPING TO LESS THAN
30 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDY CONDITIONS...LOW
RH...AND DRY FUELS COULD LEAD TO HAZARDOUS BURNING CONDITIONS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA FOR TUESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 26 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53400-63400 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........89  87  86  85  84  83  83  82  81  80  79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50  50  51  53  54  54  55  55  56  55  55
RH..............72  67  63  59  57  57  55  57  55  59  59
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..20  21  22  22  22  23  24  25  25  24  23
20 FT WIND GUST.30  30  30  30  30  30  30  35  35  30  30
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.14  15  16  16  16  16  17  18  18  17  16
EYE LVL WND GST.30  30  30  30  30  30  30  35  35  30  30
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5
MIXNG WIND DIR..E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..28  28  26  26  26  26  26  28  28  28  29
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4

$$
FORECASTER...BEERENDS
REQUESTED BY...ROB ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.RAINS.01/DMX