FNUS73 KDMX 281249 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TAUKE...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 749 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 WITH FAIRLY TYPICAL SPRING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MIXING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-25800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 20 23 24 25 27 29 31 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 61 64 67 69 71 72 71 70 RH..............53 48 43 39 36 34 33 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST. MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.0 2.9 3.8 4.3 4.9 5.4 4.9 4.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE E MIXNG WIND SPD..12 10 9 7 6 5 5 6 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1800-26400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........34 40 49 55 63 72 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............68 63 58 55 53 51 RH..............42 46 53 61 69 74 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 7 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1400 300 300 300 400 MIXNG WIND......E 8 E 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 E 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7500-49800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58300-93800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 67 55 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............50 55 67 71 RH..............80 74 54 53 20 FT WIND......E 10G15 SE 13G15 SE 16G25 SE 15G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7G15 SE 9G15 SE 11G25 SE 11G20 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1200 2900 4500 MIXNG WIND......E 13 SE 25 SE 23 SE 24 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.TAUKE.01/DMX