FNUS73 KDMX 290920 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 420 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 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... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO OVER 4500 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION DEVELOPING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-51200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 11 13 16 18 20 25 27 25 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 43 47 51 54 56 58 58 58 56 RH..............82 76 68 63 59 55 51 51 51 57 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.1 1.9 2.7 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.1 3.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..9 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........32 42 56 66 69 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............64 79 96 92 96 96 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.RATHB.01/DMX