FNUS73 KDMX 241350 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKIN SLOUGH...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 850 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY... LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-15700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........53 51 48 43 37 32 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............69 72 74 75 76 76 76 RH..............47 41 38 37 36 37 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 8 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.2 4 4 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW S E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..2 1 1 2 5 7 8 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (800-15900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........20 26 35 41 46 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............74 69 65 63 61 60 RH..............43 55 63 62 67 69 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 800 300 400 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 9 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 S 5 S 5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...WILDLIFE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.LAKIN.01/DMX