FNUS73 KDMX 011236 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 736 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 01. 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... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY AND COMBINED WITH LOW DEWPOINTS WILL LEAD TO GOOD DRYING CONDITIONS. GOOD MIXING IS EXPECTED TODAY AS WELL WITH EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (26300-79600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 9 10 9 6 5 6 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 35 36 39 40 41 41 40 RH..............58 52 47 42 39 37 37 37 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW NW NW N MIXNG WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........10 11 11 12 11 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............40 51 60 68 71 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 5 N 4 N 4 N 2 N 1 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130401.RATHB.01/DMX