FNUS73 KDMX 151526 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNER WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1026 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON APRIL 15. 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... ISOLATED SPRINKLES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH A SCATTERED SHOWER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS MAY HAVE A BIT OF A SOUTHWEST COMPONENT IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THEN MORE WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WITH TIME THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. DRIER AIR TO CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE AREA...WITH DEWPOINTS REMAINING STEADY OR DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (25700-32300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........66 74 79 80 81 81 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 51 52 52 52 52 RH..............45 43 43 44 46 46 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 10 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 7 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3600-34100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........81 78 77 74 74 77 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 48 45 42 39 37 RH..............52 58 62 67 73 75 20 FT WIND......NW 9 N 7 N 7 N 7 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1900 900 1000 800 1000 MIXNG WIND......N 10 N 9 N 8 N 7 N 6 N 7 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...CASEY TRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130415.BANNE.03/DMX