FNUS73 KDMX 051721 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE LAKE-ALBERTSON...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1221 PM CDT THU APR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 COULD BE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. DEWPOINTS IN THE 20S AND TEMPS IN THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 60 WILL CREATE RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47100-65700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........16 17 17 18 18 16 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 51 54 56 59 58 56 RH..............41 37 32 30 26 28 32 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 11 11 11 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..18 17 16 15 14 13 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-40100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 9 9 7 12 11 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 46 43 40 37 36 RH..............36 52 60 70 79 79 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 8 E 8 SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 E 6 E 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 1500 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 12 E 9 E 8 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-49400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (64800-94500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 8 6 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 45 54 59 RH..............82 51 38 32 20 FT WIND......SE 9G10 SE 14G20 SE 14G20 SE 16G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6G10 SE 10G20 SE 10G20 SE 11G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 4300 5200 MIXNG WIND......SE 10 SE 16 SE 17 SE 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.RICEL.01/DMX