FNUS73 KDMX 012149 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 449 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 02. 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 REMAIN NEARBY ON TUESDAY...RESULTING IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AND SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-51900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58700-86700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........11 13 15 16 15 15 14 13 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 37 40 43 45 47 48 47 46 RH..............51 44 41 36 35 32 33 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 4.5 5.4 6.4 6.7 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N MIXNG WIND SPD..7 9 12 13 14 14 14 13 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........12 12 12 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............40 52 56 63 69 71 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 N 5 NE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 EYE LVL WND GST. $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130402.RATHB.01/DMX