FNUS73 KDMX 211212 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR 12 MILE LAKE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 712 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 21. 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 WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY AND THE WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST BUT THAT MAY MAKE ITS WAY TO A CHARITON TO CARROLL LINE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7100-19200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........46 46 44 41 39 42 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............27 30 31 32 33 33 32 RH..............46 42 41 39 38 39 43 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.0 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 9 12 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........54 40 52 59 63 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............31 27 26 24 23 22 RH..............47 55 60 65 68 71 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 94 97 93 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............21 28 35 39 RH..............77 63 49 46 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5G10 E 5G10 E 5G10 E 4G10 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130321.12MIL.07/DMX