FNUS73 KDMX 022055 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SWAN WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 355 PM CDT MON APR 2 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 WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE LATE TONIGHT AND SETTLE INTO MISSOURI ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM WEST TO NORTH ON TUESDAY MORNING WITH NORTHERLY WINDS BY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........ SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING (3000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON (92500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........81 79 74 71 68 65 64 62 58 54 49 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 51 52 53 55 56 57 57 58 58 58 57 RH..............80 80 77 71 64 62 57 55 51 49 47 47 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M MIXNG WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.EASTS.01/DMX