FNUS73 KDMX 251039 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH POINT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 539 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 25. 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... RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A SURFACE RIDGE PASSES ACROSS THE STATE. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY EARLY BUT BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH BY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE RIDGE PUSHES TO THE EAST. THERE IS NO THREAT OF PRECIPITATION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (112800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 8 10 11 10 10 10 11 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 47 51 54 56 57 58 58 57 RH..............55 49 41 38 37 37 37 39 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW W W W W W SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 5.1 6.1 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.6 5.5 4.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..20 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 13 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-34300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........14 7 23 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 49 46 43 RH..............45 63 68 82 20 FT WIND......S 10G15 S 10G15 S 12G15 S 12G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 S 7G15 S 9G15 S 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 12 SE 9 S 13 S 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 6 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-19900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (100400-130800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........35 31 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 58 66 RH..............82 62 50 20 FT WIND......S 12G15 SW 20G30 S 18G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9G15 SW 14G30 S 13G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2400 5400 MIXNG WIND......S 13 SW 37 SW 23 HAINES INDEX....6 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.HIGHP.01/DMX