FNUS73 KDMX 261049 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRIER MARSH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 549 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 26. 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... SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY WITH SOME MID TO HIGH CLOUDINESS SPREADING OVERHEAD. LITTLE THREAT FOR ANY PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21 TO 25 MPH BY MIDDAY...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........46 46 47 51 53 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 63 64 65 65 64 64 RH..............56 54 52 50 52 54 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 16 16 16 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.12 11 11 11 11 11 10 EYE LVL WND GST.25 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.1 4.6 4.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..29 25 23 21 18 17 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-51200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 51 59 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 55 51 48 RH..............56 74 83 89 20 FT WIND......S 12G15 S 9G10 S 7 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9G15 S 6G10 S 5 S 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 16 S 8 S 10 S 12 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1000-22400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........65 51 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 59 66 RH..............89 67 52 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4G5 S 5 S 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2900 6100 MIXNG WIND......S 5 S 5 S 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.HARRI.01/DMX