FNUS73 KDMX 271445 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GILLELAND...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 945 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 27. 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 SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL MUCH OF THE DAY. THE GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER 530 PM. THE GREATEST DROP WILL COME TOWARD SUNSET WHEN MIXING DECREASES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 22 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (26100-78300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (36600-113200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........27 25 21 19 17 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............74 75 76 77 76 74 RH..............50 45 40 36 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..22 22 23 22 20 17 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.16 16 16 16 14 12 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 4.5 4.8 5.1 3.5 1.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W MIXNG WIND SPD..24 24 25 25 24 22 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1100-4300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........9 8 8 7 9 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............71 65 59 54 51 48 RH..............36 43 53 61 66 71 20 FT WIND......W 14 W 10 W 8 W 8 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 10 W 7 W 6 W 6 W 5 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 20 W 10 W 6 W 7 NW 6 W 6 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1000-60500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 16 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 63 72 75 RH..............68 41 31 29 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 7 NW 9G10 NW 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G5 NW 5 NW 6G10 NW 7G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 4900 6700 MIXNG WIND......W 5 W 3 W 10 W 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.GILLE.01/DMX