FNUS73 KDMX 201511 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HANLONTOWN-MAR-DAN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1011 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 21. 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... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST PULLING LOW CLOUDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF IOWA WITH IT. IT WILL BE BREEZY TODAY WITH A NORTH WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-43000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (61100-109700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........48 53 58 24 23 21 20 19 16 15 16 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 38 39 43 45 48 50 51 52 53 53 52 RH..............89 73 62 62 58 49 46 44 43 41 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.1 1.9 2.8 3.8 4.8 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..17 21 24 25 25 24 22 20 18 16 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........20 26 28 29 48 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 49 44 39 37 36 RH..............44 48 57 69 75 79 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 5 NE 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1800-62100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52500-82600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........74 86 100 94 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............37 44 49 52 RH..............77 60 61 60 20 FT WIND......SE 8G10 S 14G20 SE 15G20 SE 14G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2000 4900 5100 MIXNG WIND......S 8 S 16 S 18 S 18 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...JIM GONZALEZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120421.HANLO.01/DMX