FNUS73 KDMX 161428 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHRADERS...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 928 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 16. 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 LOCATED OVER MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA. SUNNY SKIES WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-44300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 8 8 8 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 69 71 74 75 76 75 RH..............34 32 30 28 27 26 28 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.0 4.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..10 7 6 5 5 6 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-35200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........9 9 10 10 18 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............75 66 58 55 55 54 RH..............28 40 57 66 69 74 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 7 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 1600 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 9 SE 9 SE 10 S 12 S 13 S 14 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-35200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (147900-156900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 29 20 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 72 81 86 RH..............77 44 35 31 20 FT WIND......S 15G20 S 22G30 S 21G30 S 23G30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 11G20 S 16G30 S 15G30 S 16G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2300 4300 6300 MIXNG WIND......S 16 S 29 S 29 S 29 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...CLINT MADDIX TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.SCHRA.01/DMX