FNUS73 KDMX 281246 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HINDE WPA...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 746 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 28. 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... HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE DAKOTAS INTO IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER LIGHT TODAY BUT WITH CONTINUED LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND FAIRLY DEEP MIXING BY PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-57000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 21 20 19 18 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 64 66 67 69 68 67 RH..............41 37 33 30 27 29 32 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 4 4 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.4 5.0 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW N NE MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 13 12 10 7 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (2000-9900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 17 21 23 31 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 59 53 50 48 46 RH..............34 45 57 63 71 76 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 E 7 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 1800 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NE 2 E 6 E 12 E 16 E 16 SE 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (8300-68500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (79600-86900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 59 67 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............46 54 64 69 RH..............79 64 48 47 20 FT WIND......SE 13G15 SE 18G25 SE 18G25 S 17G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9G15 SE 13G25 SE 13G25 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1900 3300 4300 MIXNG WIND......SE 20 SE 25 SE 28 S 23 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...PETE HILDRETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.HINDE.01/DMX