FNUS73 KDMX 131909 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND SPRINGS...HARDIN COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 209 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14. 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... ...FIRE DANGER INCREASING INTO TUESDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE REGION TUESDAY ALLOWING FOR VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TO SURGE INTO IOWA ALONG WITH BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS. THIS WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER LATER TODAY INTO TUESDAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN LOW. TUESDAY WILL SEE A RELATIVELY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE REGION. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-17800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31700-117300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........7 12 16 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 75 86 90 RH..............80 50 30 26 20 FT WIND......SW 6 S 8G10 S 16G25 S 22G30 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4G5 S 6G10 S 11G25 S 16G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 2100 4500 MIXNG WIND......SW 6 S 6 S 17 SW 30 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...ROB ALLEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130514.SANDS.01/DMX