FNUS73 KDMX 291323 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HILKER FARM...HARDIN COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 823 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (12000-61000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........86 86 85 85 85 84 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT TEMP............59 61 62 63 63 62 RH..............60 58 56 56 56 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.12 12 12 12 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..25 25 24 24 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...ROB ALLEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.HILKE.01/DMX