FNUS73 KDMX 081425 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOONE FORKS WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 925 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 08. 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... AN AREA OF SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS IOWA LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR RAIN CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AND LATE TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON..WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (7200-61300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........78 86 89 95 98 98 98 WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP............65 67 68 69 70 70 69 RH..............65 63 61 59 57 55 57 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 5.0 4.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..12 12 12 13 13 13 13 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1400-41000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........97 97 96 91 93 91 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........LIKELY CHANCE S CHC TEMP............66 61 57 55 54 54 RH..............61 72 80 86 90 86 20 FT WIND......SE 5 E 5 E 3 E 2 N 2 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 E 4 E 2 E 1 N 1 N 4 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 1400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 13 S 12 S 12 SW 10 SW 8 W 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...IOWA DNR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130508.BOONE.01/DMX