FNUS73 KDMX 291449 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNER WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 949 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 29. 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... CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY DRY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE ABOVE 50 PERCENT UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AGAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON TUESDAY BEFORE A MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM ARRIVES WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-36100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........63 62 62 62 63 63 59 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 70 73 75 76 77 77 76 RH..............61 57 51 48 46 45 47 48 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW S SE SE S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..8 7 6 7 8 10 12 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1400-32800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........46 45 46 50 44 39 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC TEMP............74 71 69 67 64 62 RH..............53 61 66 70 81 87 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1200 300 300 300 400 MIXNG WIND......S 13 E 8 E 7 SE 9 S 18 S 22 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...CASEY TRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130429.BANNE.01/DMX