FNUS73 KDMX 041217 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHBUN...US COE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 717 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-47000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........6 6 8 9 12 18 21 26 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 50 52 55 57 59 60 60 58 RH..............49 42 41 37 35 34 35 36 40 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.2 3.6 1.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW MIXNG WIND SPD..12 10 9 8 8 9 10 12 12 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........39 28 25 25 29 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ RH..............48 58 65 70 73 75 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 NW 4 N 4 N 6 NE 6 NE 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 15 10 10 .FRIDAY... EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4G10 E 6G10 SE 7G15 S 11G20 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...JOHN PASA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.RATHB.01/DMX