FNUS73 KDMX 031601 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 5...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1101 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 24 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47700-83000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........70 65 60 55 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 58 58 58 57 RH..............57 55 55 55 55 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 18 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 13 13 13 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..26 25 24 24 24 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........48 43 35 30 32 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 52 49 47 45 44 RH..............57 59 61 58 65 68 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 12 NE 10 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 EYE LVL WND GST.25 20 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........35 25 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 51 57 RH..............73 48 34 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6G10 NE 9G15 NE 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.UNIT5.01/DMX