FNUS73 KDMX 281349 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR B7...CAMP DODGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 849 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 28. 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... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. LOW CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING OR SHORTLY BEFORE IGNITION TIME AND THEN SKIES ARE FORECAST TO BECOME SUNNY BY AROUND 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (73600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 6 4 2 1 1 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 45 46 47 47 45 43 RH..............47 41 40 38 38 40 43 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 10 10 9 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.2 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..22 21 22 24 24 20 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........3 1 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 35 33 31 30 29 RH..............50 59 63 66 66 69 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 W 2 W 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 9 NW 9 NW 8 W 6 SW 3 SW 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101028.B7___.02/DMX