FNUS73 KDMX 041218 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR S16 PRAIRIE...CAMP DODGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 718 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1800-61000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........11 11 16 28 34 35 38 39 41 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 46 50 52 54 56 58 59 58 57 RH..............57 51 46 43 41 38 36 36 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W W W W W W W NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.8 2.5 3.2 3.9 4.3 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..15 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-40400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........48 34 29 30 32 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 48 43 40 37 35 RH..............45 56 65 70 75 78 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 8 N 7 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 9 N 6 N 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 1500 300 400 1000 1200 MIXNG WIND......N 12 N 9 N 8 NE 8 NE 6 NE 3 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.S16PR.01/DMX