FNUS73 KDMX 251031 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PARALINA PIERCE...HARDIN COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 531 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (92800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 8 8 9 10 12 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 48 50 53 54 55 55 RH..............47 44 42 39 40 41 45 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.4 5.6 4.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW W W W SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..21 18 17 15 14 14 14 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-50000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM TEMP............53 48 45 43 RH..............50 60 68 79 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 S 9G15 S 10G20 S 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 900 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 14 S 10 S 14 S 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 6 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...ROB ALLEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.PARAL.01/DMX