FNUS73 KDMX 082100 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE LAKE-GUSTAFSON...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 400 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 09. 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... A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE ON MONDAY AS MIXING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER DEEPENS. FIRE DANGER WILL BE QUITE HIGH AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST LATE IN THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 26 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1400-9500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 14 9 7 11 13 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 50 46 43 39 37 RH..............26 34 40 45 52 59 20 FT WIND......NW 15 NW 10 W 7 W 6 W 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 11 NW 7 W 5 W 4 W 5 W 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 26 NW 14 NW 7 W 8 W 7 W 7 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 36 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-59500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (179500-190400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 19 20 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 37 40 43 45 48 50 51 52 53 52 51 RH..............66 59 50 43 38 33 29 28 27 26 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 16 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 9 11 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.4 2.5 3.6 4.6 5.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..13 20 28 33 36 35 33 32 32 31 31 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (48400-169800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (4600-10200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........22 18 14 13 WEATHER COV..... WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FROST TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 40 35 31 RH..............30 44 54 63 20 FT WIND......NW 20G30 NW 13G15 N 8G10 NW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 14G30 NW 9G15 N 6G10 NW 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....6800 700 700 700 MIXNG WIND......NW 29 N 16 N 12 NW 8 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (6100-66200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (115100-133200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........11 11 11 10 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............28 36 43 47 RH..............68 47 35 31 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 12G15 NW 20G30 NW 18G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 9G15 NW 14G30 NW 13G25 MIX HGT (FT)....800 4400 5200 6100 MIXNG WIND......NW 9 NW 30 NW 28 NW 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120409.RICEL.01/DMX