FNUS73 KDMX 231505 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COLO BOGS...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1005 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 23. 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 WILL CROSS IOWA TODAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. WINDS WILL NOT BE EXTREME...BUT COMBINE WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AND DEEPER MIXING THAN OVER THE WEEKEND TO SOMEWHAT ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-18700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (106000-128100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........34 36 37 39 42 44 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 58 59 61 62 61 61 RH..............53 45 44 41 39 41 41 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 6.3 6.9 7.5 8.0 7.5 6.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW MIXNG WIND SPD..18 20 20 20 18 18 17 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (17600-89600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (1100-1300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........47 57 71 81 65 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 55 50 48 45 43 RH..............41 51 61 65 73 79 20 FT WIND......NW 9 W 6 SW 5 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 W 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....6400 2300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 16 W 9 W 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...WILDLIFE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.COLOB.01/DMX