FNUS73 KDMX 291231 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SWAN-MAPLE HILL...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 731 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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... WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY SOUTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT BUT SLOWLY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON IS MINIMAL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11900-50400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........24 24 24 24 26 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............64 66 69 71 72 72 RH..............54 52 47 46 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 5 5 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.0 4.5 5.1 4.8 4.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE E SE S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..5 5 6 8 10 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-51400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 26 33 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............70 63 58 56 RH..............49 62 80 86 20 FT WIND......S 8G10 S 12G15 S 12G15 S 12G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G10 S 9G15 S 9G15 S 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 14 SE 7 S 10 S 12 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130429.EASTS.01/DMX