FNUS73 KDMX 040910 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE STORM LAKE WMA...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 410 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 04. 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... WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND EASTERLY AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THE LOW WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN IOWA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (2000-65400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (68000-79200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........65 62 59 57 57 58 59 59 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 53 56 58 59 60 61 60 60 RH..............50 46 40 37 36 35 33 35 35 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.6 3.5 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..21 22 22 21 20 20 18 17 17 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (27100-66100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (3000-4300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 54 47 41 38 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 52 50 47 45 44 RH..............38 48 52 60 65 68 20 FT WIND......E 16 E 13 E 10 E 9 E 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 11 E 9 E 7 E 6 E 6 E 6 EYE LVL WND GST.25 15 15 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 1600 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 17 E 20 E 18 E 16 E 14 E 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (3500-61800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (74200-81400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........31 24 17 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 49 56 59 RH..............70 52 37 32 20 FT WIND......E 12G15 SE 16G20 E 15G20 E 15G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 9G15 SE 11G20 E 11G20 E 11G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 4600 5400 MIXNG WIND......E 16 E 20 E 18 E 17 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...PETE HILDRETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.LITTL.01/DMX