FNUS73 KDMX 031359 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICHARDSON...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 859 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 (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15000 KNOT-FT) THIS MORNING BECOMING GOOD (43300 KNOT-FT) BY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........76 77 76 75 73 71 70 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............66 67 68 69 69 69 68 RH..............61 59 57 55 57 57 59 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 10 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.9 7 7 7 7 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..15 14 14 14 15 16 17 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21800-45900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........69 73 76 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 60 57 54 RH..............63 69 67 74 20 FT WIND......N 14G20 N 10G15 NE 17G25 NE 13G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 10G20 N 7G15 NE 12G25 NE 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1400 2100 1600 MIXNG WIND......NE 18 NE 18 NE 22 NE 17 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 21 TO 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (37200-87500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........90 91 92 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 57 60 RH..............77 62 53 20 FT WIND......NE 13G15 NE 17G20 E 17G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 9G15 NE 12G20 E 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2500 3300 MIXNG WIND......NE 21 E 25 E 28 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.RICHA.01/DMX