FNUS73 KDMX 041517 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCOY WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1017 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 (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1900-51600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........38 50 50 58 57 55 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 52 54 56 58 57 55 RH..............50 46 43 40 37 38 41 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 12 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 7 9 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.2 3.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW N MIXNG WIND SPD..15 14 13 13 13 13 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-36400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........51 37 32 35 35 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 46 41 38 36 34 RH..............43 58 67 73 75 78 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 10 N 9 N 8 NE 7 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 9 N 7 N 6 N 6 NE 5 NE 4 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1300 500 1000 1100 1100 MIXNG WIND......N 13 N 9 N 8 NE 9 NE 7 NE 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...WILDLIFE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.MCCOY.01/DMX