FNUS73 KDMX 251027 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE RIVER...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 527 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-25700 KNOT-FT) EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 8 11 12 11 9 8 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 48 52 55 57 58 59 59 58 RH..............55 51 44 41 38 39 37 39 42 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W SW SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.3 5.5 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.1 4.4 2.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..17 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........11 13 38 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 50 47 44 RH..............47 61 71 79 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G10 S 9G15 S 9G15 S 9G15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........44 53 80 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 56 63 RH..............82 66 56 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9G15 S 14G30 S 11G25 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.LITTL.01/DMX