FNUS73 KDMX 291514 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOONE FORKS WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1014 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 29. 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... A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND MAY TRIGGER ADDITIONAL STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON WEST AND STATEWIDE LATER TONIGHT. FAIR AND MILD WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6800-55600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59700-67100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........59 59 66 81 88 90 92 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC TEMP............59 62 63 63 64 63 63 RH..............57 54 54 56 56 58 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 18 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 13 12 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..25 25 25 25 24 23 23 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7200-58000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (3900-5200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........93 91 88 86 75 60 WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............62 59 56 54 53 51 RH..............65 72 80 90 89 93 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 12 E 8 N 5 NW 7 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 9 E 6 N 4 NW 5 NW 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 2200 1700 1400 1000 600 MIXNG WIND......SE 22 SE 23 S 20 S 13 W 8 NW 9 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JUNGBLUTH REQUESTED BY...WILDLIFE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.BOONE.01/DMX