FNUS73 KDMX 041419 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST LONGSPUR...FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 919 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 04. 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... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING AND PASS TO THE SOUTHEAST BY EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND SPEED WILL GENERALLY BE AT OR BELOW 10 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-43600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........73 87 77 58 49 50 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 51 52 53 54 53 52 RH..............48 46 44 43 41 43 44 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.W NW NW NW N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..16 13 12 12 13 13 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............49 42 37 34 32 31 RH..............50 62 72 78 81 78 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...JASON GOODER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.EASTL.01/DMX