FNUS73 KDMX 031124 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US ARMY COE-RATHBUN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 624 AM CDT WED APR 3 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 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.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AT SUNRISE BECOMING GOOD BY AFTERNOON (1300 AT SUNRISE CLIMBING TO 38300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 21 22 24 25 25 26 26 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............36 41 45 48 50 50 51 51 50 RH..............54 46 40 35 33 33 32 33 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 3.1 4.3 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.3 4.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 19 21 28 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............39 51 64 75 82 85 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 SE 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1000-23000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........31 21 18 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 49 56 58 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4G5 SW 5 W 5 NW 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3400 4800 4800 MIXNG WIND......S 5 W 6 W 2 W 3 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.RATHB.01/DMX