FNUS73 KDMX 051358 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CONEFLOWER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 758 AM CST THU NOV 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT A MID BURN OBSERVATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY EXIT THE AREA FOR TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH AMPLE SUNSHINE FOR THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (42900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........8 12 12 13 18 20 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 54 56 57 58 57 55 RH..............52 50 47 45 44 47 51 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 7 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.1 2.4 1.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..14 16 17 17 16 14 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........10 16 25 41 51 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 52 51 50 49 48 RH..............52 56 59 63 68 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1000 700 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 12 S 13 S 15 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (59800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........74 71 43 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 52 60 63 RH..............80 80 72 65 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 S 10G20 S 10G25 S 12G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2200 2600 MIXNG WIND......S 18 S 18 S 23 S 26 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091105.CONEF.01/DMX REV