FNUS73 KDMX 291325 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOGLE LAKE...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 825 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 29. 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... SEASONALLY MILD CONDITIONS WILL EXIST TODAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY LATER TODAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM DRAWS CLOSER. A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-56700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (60300-62300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 16 17 20 27 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 56 59 62 63 63 63 62 RH..............54 51 47 43 41 41 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.8 4.9 5.4 5.8 6.2 5.4 4.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 12 14 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........34 49 68 83 88 94 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............59 51 46 45 44 43 RH..............51 66 79 79 82 86 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 SE 4 E 6 SE 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 10 10 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........99 99 100 93 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............42 48 55 61 RH..............89 80 69 56 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9G15 S 9G15 S 5 W 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...ZOGG REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.FOGLE.02/DMX