FNUS73 KDMX 141014 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BURROWS POND...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 514 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT TODAY. 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. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH PAST 7 PM TONIGHT BUT REMAIN SOUTHWEST FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING. DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY AROUND 20 PERCENT AND POSSIBLY LESS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM DURING THE STRONGEST MIXING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 96. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 32 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1500-2000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (62100-163100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 7 7 10 15 18 19 22 25 26 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 73 79 83 87 91 93 94 95 95 94 RH..............54 43 35 30 25 21 19 18 17 17 18 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 15 20 23 25 25 25 23 20 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 25 30 35 35 35 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 9 11 14 16 18 18 18 16 14 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 20 25 30 35 35 35 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 3.3 4.9 5.4 5.8 6.3 4.3 2.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW MIXNG WIND SPD..7 9 13 18 25 30 31 31 30 31 32 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1500-6500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-34800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...MATT STRUCHEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130514.BURRO.01/DMX