FNUS73 KDMX 292207 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON PRAIRIE O BRIEN...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 507 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 30. 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... CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ON MONDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-6000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (125000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........87 83 74 65 56 47 43 43 43 44 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 49 53 57 61 64 66 68 70 71 71 70 RH..............100 83 74 67 58 54 52 49 45 44 44 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 8 9 12 13 14 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 20 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 6 6 9 9 10 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 15 15 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 1.7 2.4 3.9 5.4 6.9 7.5 8.1 8.7 7.8 6.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 10 13 15 17 18 20 21 21 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.ANDER.01/DMX