FNUS73 KDMX 221451 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SNAKE CREEK WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 951 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 22. 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... LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAT OUT OF THE STATE BY LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND FOG ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT DESPITE THE FAIRLY PROLONGED PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND PATCHY DRIZZLE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (15000-73500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........100 99 99 99 99 99 99 100 WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 58 59 59 60 60 60 58 RH..............77 77 72 72 67 67 64 67 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.3 3.8 3.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..9 12 14 16 18 20 20 18 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4300-42900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........100 99 98 97 86 71 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 55 53 52 50 49 RH..............69 74 80 83 86 89 20 FT WIND......NW 16 NW 14 NW 13 NW 12 N 12 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 11 NW 10 NW 9 NW 9 N 9 N 9 EYE LVL WND GST.25 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1900 1000 300 300 500 MIXNG WIND......NW 17 NW 18 NW 21 NW 21 N 20 N 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...IOWA DNR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130522.SNAKE.01/DMX