FNUS73 KDMX 101405 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG TRIAL FIELD...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 905 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 10. 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 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH TONIGHT PROVIDING COOL AND DRY WEATHER. WINDS WILL BE NOT AS STRONG AS MONDAY... BUT HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1900-32900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (111800-141100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 13 13 12 12 12 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 51 53 54 55 54 53 RH..............30 28 24 22 19 21 24 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..14 16 17 16 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 12 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..22 23 24 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 6 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (41400-117600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (3100-14400 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........11 9 7 5 6 8 WEATHER COV..... AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 45 41 38 36 34 RH..............26 33 39 44 47 51 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 10 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 11 N 7 N 5 N 4 N 4 N 2 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5600 2600 900 500 1100 1200 MIXNG WIND......NW 24 N 18 N 13 N 8 N 7 N 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...WILDLIFE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.DOGTR.01/DMX