FNUS73 KDMX 291750 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER MORSE LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 PM CDT MON APR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0230 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 VEER TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. OTHERWISE LOOK FOR DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AFTER SUNSET AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH...WITH A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2700-35700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........44 43 42 40 37 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 69 71 72 73 73 RH..............61 57 53 53 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE SE S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 5 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.4 4.1 4.7 4.3 3.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..1 2 5 7 9 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-33600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 29 29 30 42 47 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............71 66 62 60 57 57 RH..............57 65 72 78 90 90 20 FT WIND......S 9 SE 9 SE 8 S 8 S 9 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 12 S 8 SE 8 S 13 S 22 S 23 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SKOW REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130429.LOWER.01/DMX