FNUS73 KDMX 261405 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BURDETT WRP...IDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 905 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 26. 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... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE BRISK TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT. AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (42800-67400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 31 34 36 39 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 62 63 63 63 62 RH..............44 41 39 38 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST. 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E MIXNG WIND SPD..17 16 15 15 14 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4500-54000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 54 69 80 81 83 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 55 52 49 47 46 RH..............38 47 54 61 65 65 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 15 E 16 E 17 E 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10 E 10 E 11 E 11 E 12 E 13 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 1700 600 1400 900 1100 MIXNG WIND......E 14 E 18 E 22 E 23 SE 23 SE 25 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. EAST WINDS 21 TO 28 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 30 TO 38 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53300-88300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. EAST WINDS 21 TO 28 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........83 89 94 96 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............45 45 46 47 RH..............68 68 65 65 20 FT WIND......E 21G30 E 24G30 E 28G35 E 26G35 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 15G30 E 17G30 E 20G35 E 18G35 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2600 2400 2700 MIXNG WIND......E 30 SE 33 SE 36 E 35 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...CLINT MADDIX TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.BURDE.01/DMX