FNUS73 KDMX 282052 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 352 PM CDT THU MAR 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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... MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL MOVE INTO IOWA TONIGHT THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. SOME PATCHY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COULD PRODUCE SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS OR SOME LIGHT FOG THROUGH 8 OR 9 AM. SFC FLOW WILL BE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE NIGHT. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........68 67 67 68 73 72 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TSTM COV........ RH..............76 82 92 96 96 96 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 E 4 E 4 E 5 E 4 E 4 EYE LVL WND GST. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-41000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 45 25 28 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 42 51 55 RH..............92 76 61 55 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 7 E 9G10 E 8G10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4G5 E 5 E 6G10 E 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 3200 4100 MIXNG WIND......NE 6 E 10 E 13 SE 12 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1500-24200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 36 41 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 45 42 40 RH..............63 79 86 92 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8G10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4G5 SE 4G5 SE 5 SE 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 300 400 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 9 SE 7 S 8 S 14 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.RATHB.01/DMX