FNUS73 KDMX 231242 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE LAKE-GUSTAFSON...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 742 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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... AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BURN OFF BY 9 AM. THEREAFTER...NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATER IN THE DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT BY THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-19100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (65200-91600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........35 41 44 45 47 49 51 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 55 57 59 60 61 62 62 RH..............54 51 47 44 42 41 38 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 5.6 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 6.7 6.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13100-54600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (1200-1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 50 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 55 51 48 45 42 RH..............41 49 56 63 73 82 20 FT WIND......NW 8 SW 5 SW 3 S 3 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 SW 4 SW 2 S 2 SW 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 2200 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 10 SW 7 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-46900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 39 38 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 54 67 72 RH..............82 61 43 39 20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 5 SE 7 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4G5 SE 4G5 SE 5 SE 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 3200 5900 MIXNG WIND......S 8 W 3 N 7 NW 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.RICEL.01/DMX