FNUS73 KDMX 101443 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE LAKE-KOPACEK...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 943 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 10. 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 BE FROM THE NORTH AT AROUND 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 15 MPH TODAY WITH NEARLY CLEAR SKIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18600-50400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 5 6 9 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 57 60 61 63 63 63 RH..............61 59 53 51 48 48 48 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N NW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.0 4.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 10 13 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 33 TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (500-48800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........10 14 26 57 63 52 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TSTM COV........ S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............61 56 51 49 46 44 RH..............51 62 74 77 83 86 20 FT WIND......NW 8 W 5 W 5 W 8 NW 15 NW 20 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 W 4 W 4 W 6 NW 11 NW 14 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 20 30 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 1600 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 13 NW 6 W 2 S 7 NW 25 N 35 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 31 TO 33 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (7000-133600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (198100-230200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 9 15 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 49 53 55 RH..............79 56 39 37 20 FT WIND......NW 21G30 NW 23G30 NW 25G35 NW 25G35 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 15G30 NW 16G30 NW 18G35 NW 18G35 MIX HGT (FT)....300 6800 7700 8500 MIXNG WIND......N 32 NW 33 NW 31 NW 31 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130510.EAGLE.01/DMX