FNUS73 KDMX 241426 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE FLATS...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 926 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 24. 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... AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OVER THE GREAT LAKES...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4700-53500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59000-85000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 18 21 31 40 44 50 63 WEATHER COV..... ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW TSTM COV........ ISO TEMP............61 62 64 65 67 67 67 67 RH..............46 46 43 41 40 40 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 15 15 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..16 16 17 18 20 21 21 22 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (40800-75800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (8200-18100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........69 78 90 99 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............66 61 58 55 54 52 RH..............43 53 64 74 77 86 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 15 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 11 S 11 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 1900 700 500 700 800 MIXNG WIND......S 22 S 25 S 23 S 17 S 17 SE 18 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JUNGBLUTH REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130524.EAGLE.01/DMX