FNUS73 KDMX 031401 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOONE FORKS...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 901 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 03. 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... COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE STATE THIS MORNING WITH MAINLY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS IOWA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY BUT THE THREAT OF RAIN IS MINIMAL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20000 KNOT-FT) THIS MORNING BECOMING EXCELLENT (74000 KNOT-FT) BY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........77 77 76 74 72 69 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 60 61 61 61 61 60 RH..............64 62 60 58 58 58 58 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 17 17 16 16 17 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 12 12 11 11 12 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..25 24 23 23 23 24 24 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (34000-76200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (6900-14900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........66 59 51 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 54 52 49 RH..............58 64 59 68 20 FT WIND......NE 17G25 NE 12G15 NE 12G15 NE 14G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 12G25 NE 9G15 NE 9G15 NE 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 600 700 700 MIXNG WIND......NE 25 NE 24 NE 23 NE 16 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...WILDLIFE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.BOONE.01/DMX