FNUS73 KDMX 161431 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR STREUCKER...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 931 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 EAST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-40100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 12 12 12 12 12 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 68 71 73 74 75 74 RH..............30 28 26 25 24 23 25 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.2 4.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE E SE SE SE S MIXNG WIND SPD..8 6 3 2 2 3 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.STREU.01/DMX