FNUS73 KDMX 141353 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON PRAIRIE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 853 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14. 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... HIGH PRESSURE TO WILL BE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF IOWA TODAY AND WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S BY THIS AFTERNOON. DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS WILL AID IN GOOD VENT RATES DESPITE THE LIGHT WINDS. THE WIND WILL BE MORE BREEZY ON TUESDAY OUT OF THE WEST MUCH OF THE DAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE WITH A WIND SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 10300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 8200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-47900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD (51700-59700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............71 74 77 79 81 82 82 80 RH..............30 27 24 23 21 20 20 20 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 6.6 8.0 8.8 9.6 10 9.3 8.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..10 7 5 5 5 6 7 8 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............77 69 61 58 54 52 RH..............23 32 46 55 66 71 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120514.ANDER.01/DMX