FNUS73 KDMX 041253 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MAYNARD REECE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 753 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CAUSE EASTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL SPREAD RAIN AND CLOUDS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN IOWA...BUT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE NORTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-50200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55500-60600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........34 33 33 32 29 27 25 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 54 56 58 59 60 59 58 RH..............43 40 37 34 33 33 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..22 20 17 16 15 15 16 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (17300-54300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (1500-2800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 22 24 25 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 50 47 45 42 41 RH..............38 50 56 62 70 70 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10 E 9 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 1400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 17 E 15 E 12 E 9 E 7 E 8 $$ FORECASTER...DEITSCH REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.MAYNA.01/DMX