FNUS73 KDMX 171522 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SFN PILE...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1022 AM CDT WED JUL 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JULY 17. 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... HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST WILL BRING A LIGHT SOUTH WIND TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH FEW CLOUDS. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL NOT LIKELY FALL MUCH BELOW 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (300-34900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 12 18 28 29 31 31 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............88 89 90 88 89 90 91 91 RH..............57 56 54 57 56 52 50 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 7 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 6.2 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..8 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1200-32100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........33 32 29 24 26 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............88 81 76 75 73 72 RH..............57 74 85 84 87 90 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 1700 300 300 300 500 MIXNG WIND......SW 8 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6600-48800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (138900-162000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........31 33 29 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............75 84 89 93 RH..............82 65 57 49 20 FT WIND......S 8G10 SW 12G15 SW 13G15 S 16G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G10 SW 9G15 SW 9G15 S 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 4900 6600 7700 MIXNG WIND......S 7 SW 20 SW 23 SW 24 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...RYAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130717.SFNPI.01/DMX