FNUS73 KDMX 022024 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 324 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 33 36 41 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC TEMP............81 71 65 62 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9G15 S 6G10 S 5 SW 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........ SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5000-14600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........45 49 57 61 64 66 68 68 67 67 66 66 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP............59 58 60 62 63 65 66 67 68 68 68 67 RH..............87 90 84 78 75 70 68 65 63 65 63 61 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 9 9 10 11 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.8 2.6 2.4 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...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.RATHB.01/DMX