FNUS73 KDMX 241403 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 MILE WEST...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 903 AM CDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24. 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... WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY...INCREASING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH GUSTS. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........ SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-49200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR TO EXCELLENT (0-130600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 9 10 12 17 20 27 43 WEATHER COV..... SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW TSTM COV........ ISO TEMP............44 47 49 50 52 53 53 52 RH..............53 47 44 42 39 38 39 43 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 15 17 18 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 30 30 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W SW W W EYE LVL WND SPD.7 9 9 11 12 13 13 12 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 25 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.8 5.5 5.8 6.2 6.5 4.8 3.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M MIXNG WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........51 65 59 26 10 7 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............50 42 38 35 33 31 RH..............44 62 73 78 82 85 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 11 W 9 W 9 NW 9 NW 9 NW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........11 12 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............31 44 53 57 RH..............81 53 41 37 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6G10 W 6G10 W 6G10 SW 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...BHATTARAI REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.3MILE.01/DMX