FNUS73 KDMX 081209 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MT AYR TIMBER...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 609 AM CST THU NOV 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 08. 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... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BE BREEZY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED HOWEVER SUFFICIENT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL AID IN GOOD DISPERSION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-44100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........4 6 7 7 8 8 11 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 53 57 60 61 61 60 57 RH..............58 48 43 41 39 41 44 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16 16 17 16 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 11 11 12 11 11 9 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.7 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..20 21 22 23 24 23 20 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (2200-6700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........19 20 22 24 30 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 53 51 50 49 48 RH..............51 61 66 68 74 77 20 FT WIND......S 10 SE 9 SE 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 SE 6 SE 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 400 300 300 500 500 MIXNG WIND......SE 10 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 S 12 S 12 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-51200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........45 54 62 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 55 63 67 RH..............77 69 56 54 20 FT WIND......SE 10G15 S 13G15 S 15G20 S 16G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7G15 S 9G15 S 11G20 S 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 2100 2800 MIXNG WIND......SE 10 S 15 S 15 S 21 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121108.MTAYR.02/DMX