FNUS73 KDMX 061301 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGGOLD NORTH COMPLEX...IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 801 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 06. 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... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL DRIFT EAST WITH WINDS TURNING SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5000-59900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (73700-78200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 4 4 3 3 6 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 56 59 61 64 63 62 RH..............46 43 39 36 32 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 13 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 9 9 9 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST. 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.9 4.2 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..12 12 13 15 17 20 22 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (23200-72200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (2300-7800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........14 21 29 35 52 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 54 52 51 49 48 RH..............42 54 59 61 66 68 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 SE 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 7 S 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1800 800 800 400 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 22 SE 15 SE 10 SE 12 SE 10 S 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (2500-70300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........91 91 91 50 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............47 54 59 62 RH..............74 69 67 50 20 FT WIND......S 12G15 S 14G20 W 10G15 NW 14G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9G15 S 10G20 W 7G15 NW 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1500 2800 4700 MIXNG WIND......S 12 S 16 W 14 NW 17 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120406.RINGG.01/DMX