FNUS73 KDMX 120940 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BARRINGER SLOUGH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 440 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 12. 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 EASTERN IOWA WILL MOVE EAST TODAY WITH AN INCREASING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FLOW DEVELOPING. SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TO THE WEST THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-49500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD (52800-55900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 49 67 86 95 95 94 93 92 91 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............41 44 48 51 54 56 58 59 58 58 RH..............44 43 39 37 36 35 34 34 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 16 18 20 21 18 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 11 11 11 13 14 15 13 11 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.2 2.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..13 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 20 21 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5500-50700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........90 93 97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............58 54 52 50 49 48 RH..............39 50 59 71 77 83 20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 16 SE 18 SE 18 SE 17 SE 17 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11 SE 11 SE 13 SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1100 300 300 1100 1500 MIXNG WIND......S 22 SE 24 SE 26 SE 29 S 30 S 29 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (27100-48300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 96 93 88 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............47 54 60 62 RH..............86 80 69 67 20 FT WIND......S 17G25 S 15G20 S 15G20 SW 13G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 12G25 S 11G20 S 11G20 SW 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2500 3000 2700 MIXNG WIND......S 24 S 22 S 18 S 18 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120412.BARRI.01/DMX