FNUS73 KDMX 220148 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PILOT KNOB...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 848 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 22. 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 WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY BRING A STRAY SHOWER TO NORTHERN IOWA THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...LOOK FOR MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING BEFORE SOME CLEARING IS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH ARE FORECAST DURING THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3600-52200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........79 75 68 64 61 54 51 52 54 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 50 51 53 54 55 55 55 54 RH..............65 61 61 57 52 49 47 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 5.0 5.5 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.0 6.4 5.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E NE NE N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..7 6 5 3 5 6 8 9 10 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-47700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........55 44 39 34 32 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 47 44 42 39 38 RH..............54 68 76 79 85 85 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 6 N 5 N 6 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 4 N 4 N 4 NW 2 NW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 1900 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 10 N 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-21500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (64100-96100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 19 28 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............37 49 58 62 RH..............89 61 44 39 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 8G10 N 9G10 NW 12G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G5 NW 6G10 N 6G10 NW 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3000 6800 7500 MIXNG WIND......NW 6 N 15 N 16 N 14 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...TODD FREEMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120422.PILOT.01/DMX