FNUS73 KDMX 031404 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COLFAX WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 904 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (59000 KNOT-FT) BY THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........73 74 75 75 74 73 72 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 64 65 66 67 67 67 66 RH..............67 65 63 61 56 56 54 56 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.2 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..21 21 20 18 18 18 20 22 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...CASEY TRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.COLFA.01/DMX