FNUS73 KDMX 051317 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE LAKE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 817 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 05. 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... SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND REMAIN QUITE BRISK AFTER 3 PM ACROSS THE WEST AND REMAIN LIGHTER EAST OF I35. A FEW SPRINKLES MAY FALL NORTH OF HIGHWAY 3 LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON OTHERWISE NO WETTING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH WETTING RAINS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 26 TO 31 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1000-40000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47300-93800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........62 75 81 78 70 66 65 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 51 55 57 59 60 60 59 RH..............53 46 41 40 40 41 42 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 17 20 22 22 21 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 30 35 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 11 12 14 16 16 15 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 25 25 30 35 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.1 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 2.9 1.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..15 15 16 20 23 26 29 31 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8300-16600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 65 66 65 71 75 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD TEMP............57 54 53 52 50 49 RH..............53 66 71 71 77 83 20 FT WIND......SE 20 SE 20 SE 18 S 18 S 17 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 S 13 S 12 S 11 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 600 600 500 600 MIXNG WIND......S 31 S 26 S 23 S 22 S 23 S 21 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16300-43800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (63300-132500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (155700-165400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47900-146200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 82 52 46 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............50 56 64 64 RH..............80 72 54 50 20 FT WIND......S 15G25 W 17G25 W 20G25 NW 21G30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 11G25 W 12G25 W 14G25 NW 15G30 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2600 5900 5800 MIXNG WIND......SW 17 W 28 NW 32 NW 29 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...SAYLORVILLE WILDLIFE UNIT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.GOOSE.01/DMX REV