FNUS73 KDMX 031119 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PYLAND...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 619 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 03. 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 MOVE SLOWLY EAST OF THE STATE TODAY WITH WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS LITTLE THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION WITH SKIES REMAINING MOSTLY SUNNY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THIS MORNING BECOMING GOOD BY THIS AFTERNOON (1500 KNOT-FT THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 46100 KNOT-FT BY AFTERNOON). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........26 25 27 28 30 32 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 51 52 53 53 53 52 RH..............37 33 33 32 33 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..9 8 8 9 9 9 8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-33100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........33 28 35 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 39 35 35 RH..............41 64 72 72 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 3G5 S 3G5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4G5 S 2G5 S 2G5 S 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 8 SE 7 S 6 S 5 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (800-24400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........28 20 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 54 61 RH..............72 41 33 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 SW 7 W 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2G5 SW 5 W 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3900 5200 MIXNG WIND......S 3 W 7 W 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...RYAN HARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.PYLAN.01/DMX