FNUS73 KDMX 261627 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WALTER MAX LONG ADDITION...HARDIN COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1127 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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... GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY HOWEVER THESE CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE FAVORABLE FOR DEEP MIXING AS COOLER AIR WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE STATE FROM EAST TO WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5500-38600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56400-63400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........39 52 55 59 63 68 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 53 53 54 55 54 54 RH..............56 52 57 57 57 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.16 16 16 16 16 16 16 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..25 26 28 28 29 29 29 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...ROB ALLEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.WALTE.02/DMX