FNUS73 KDMX 010932 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKIN SLOUGH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 432 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01. 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... PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WILL LIFT BY MID MORNING. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HUMIDITY IN THE 40S CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE BURN TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1000-65000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (75800-84000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 9 9 9 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............78 80 82 84 85 84 83 RH..............52 51 47 44 43 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 12 14 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 9 10 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..9 12 14 15 17 20 22 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (24600-79200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (2500-10300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........9 16 25 32 34 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............82 76 73 70 68 67 RH..............46 56 62 68 70 73 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 13 S 12 S 10 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 9 S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 2000 900 900 500 500 MIXNG WIND......SE 22 SE 14 SE 10 SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 4 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9300-51300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 44 48 53 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............65 70 75 78 RH..............75 68 60 50 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G10 SW 5 W 6G10 W 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1700 2600 4300 MIXNG WIND......SE 12 S 17 S 13 SW 14 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120401.LAKIN.01/DMX