FNUS73 KDMX 021129 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BETZ WETLAND...CAMP DODGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 629 AM CDT TUE NOV 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02. 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 REMAIN OVER THE AREA EARLY TODAY. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS EAST...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON NORTH AND WEST AREAS. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 12 11 10 11 12 13 11 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 47 50 54 56 57 58 56 54 RH..............65 53 48 41 38 37 36 38 43 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.5 2.2 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.5 2.5 1.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........3 26 42 50 48 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 47 45 43 43 42 RH..............50 58 65 67 67 73 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 SW 4 SW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 SW 7 SW 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (30700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 28 11 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 46 56 59 RH..............82 65 47 39 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5G10 NW 7G15 NW 12G25 NW 14G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2700 4200 MIXNG WIND......SW 6 NW 13 NW 22 NW 28 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101102.BETZW.01/DMX