FNUS73 KDMX 021343 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 843 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 BE IN PLACE OVER IOWA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WIND WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SOME GUSTS TO 10 OR 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (500-45300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 41 43 45 46 47 46 44 RH..............44 41 38 35 35 34 37 41 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N EYE LVL WND SPD.2 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.8 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4 4.4 2.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N NW NW N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..5 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........81 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 (%).........10 10 10 12 12 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............48 59 63 66 69 78 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 E 4 E 4 EYE LVL WND GST. $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130402.RATHB.02/DMX