FNUS73 KDMX 131231 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR 3MILE SW TIMBER...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 631 AM CST THU DEC 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 13. 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... CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS ALSO LIKELY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3300-23400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........19 16 15 15 16 17 18 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 43 45 48 49 49 47 43 RH..............44 39 38 34 34 34 37 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 14 13 12 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 11 10 9 9 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.1 1.5 0.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..23 23 22 20 16 13 10 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........19 16 12 9 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............38 34 31 30 28 27 RH..............54 64 75 78 81 85 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 SE 4 EYE LVL WND GST. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........7 20 33 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............28 32 45 50 RH..............78 78 55 50 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4G5 S 5 S 9G15 S 9G15 $$ FORECASTER...AWB REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121213.3MILE.05/DMX