FNUS73 KDMX 211939 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 239 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 22. 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 STILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. SFC WINDS TO REMAINING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH A PRIMARY DIRECTION OUT OF THE EAST. OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. NO FRONTAL PASSAGES ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8600-18700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........73 80 85 86 86 86 86 86 86 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............28 31 33 36 37 38 39 39 38 RH..............58 53 47 45 42 42 42 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE S SE E MIXNG WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........86 82 76 71 71 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............50 61 63 69 72 71 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 E 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130322.RATHB.01/DMX