FNUS73 KDMX 022051 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 351 PM CDT TUE APR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 BE IN PLACE OVER IOWA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WIND WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SOME GUSTS TO 10 OR 15 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. .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 (%).........4 8 11 13 8 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............38 54 66 72 72 75 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 NE 4 NE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 EYE LVL WND GST. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-29300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........9 13 16 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............27 41 47 50 RH..............78 50 40 36 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 7 SE 7 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4G5 E 5 SE 5 SE 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 4200 5000 5100 MIXNG WIND......E 3 E 6 E 6 E 6 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.RATHB.01/DMX