FNUS73 KDMX 030915 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 415 AM CDT TUE APR 3 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... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION...WITH WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE BREEZY BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO AFFECT THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1000-45900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........60 67 73 76 75 74 73 72 71 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP............64 65 67 68 69 70 70 70 69 RH..............73 70 65 63 61 59 59 59 61 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.9 1.5 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........70 69 68 67 75 85 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 62 59 57 55 54 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 10 N 11 N 11 NE 11 NE 10 NE 9 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.RATHB.01/DMX