FNUS73 KDMX 191847 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US ARMY COE-RATHBUN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 147 PM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 20. 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... NO MAJOR WIND SHIFTS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY AS CANADIAN AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE STATE. THERE IS NO THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........46 48 39 31 25 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............45 58 68 74 77 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 NW 5 NW 6 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........22 AT IGNITION...MAX 30. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (72900-118500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 12 13 14 14 15 12 12 12 12 12 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............17 18 20 22 24 26 27 29 29 30 30 29 RH..............70 67 62 52 47 44 42 39 39 37 37 39 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.4 4.9 4.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.RATHB.01/DMX