FNUS73 KDMX 051258 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLOW MARSH - MORAN...IOWA DNR RUTHVEN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 758 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 05. 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... EASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND WILL BECOME GUSTY TOWARD LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DEWPOINTS IN THE 20S AND TEMPS IN THE 60S WILL CREATE RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1000-62100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59400-72000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........28 29 30 28 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 59 60 59 58 RH..............32 29 28 29 29 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 5.4 5.5 5.1 4.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..16 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13600-51800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (1600-2300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........25 17 13 12 9 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 49 45 43 40 39 RH..............30 46 55 62 79 82 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 8 E 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 10 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10 E 6 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 10 10 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 1600 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 14 SE 9 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (2300-62000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (78900-103900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........9 10 10 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............37 47 56 61 RH..............82 53 37 33 20 FT WIND......SE 9G10 S 16G20 S 17G25 SE 18G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6G10 S 11G20 S 12G25 SE 13G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1600 4400 5200 MIXNG WIND......SE 10 S 20 SE 21 SE 23 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...STEVE WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.FALLO.01/DMX