FNUS73 KDMX 241002 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON PRAIRIE FLEMING TRACT...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 502 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 24. 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 LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND BRING ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1500-16600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM NOON 3 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........25 23 25 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 69 74 73 RH..............53 40 35 40 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8G10 SE 10G15 SE 10G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4G5 SE 6G10 SE 7G15 SE 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 3000 1300 MIXNG WIND......S 5 E 6 NE 6 E 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 32 TO 36 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (2800-3400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (72200-204300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 64 62 52 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............56 68 76 79 RH..............80 57 45 38 20 FT WIND......S 10G15 SW 9G10 W 10G15 NW 13G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 SW 6G10 W 7G15 NW 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 5000 7300 MIXNG WIND......SW 14 W 18 NW 36 NW 32 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.ANDER.01/DMX