FNUS73 KDMX 031140 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR B7...CAMP DODGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 640 AM CDT WED NOV 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON NOVEMBER 03. 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...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS HEADING SOUTH OF IOWA THIS MORNING WHILE A COLD FRONT WILL PASS INTO SOUTHERN IOWA BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON... INCREASING TO 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER 1 PM CDT. COLDER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. BURNING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MUCH LESS FAVORABLE BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (32200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (176100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 51 53 56 57 58 59 57 54 RH..............63 54 52 47 43 42 39 42 45 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 10 11 13 14 14 12 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 25 30 30 35 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 1.7 2.4 3.5 4.6 5.7 3.9 2.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..16 20 22 25 30 35 36 31 23 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........19 27 38 46 45 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 45 43 42 41 40 RH..............54 62 65 67 67 70 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 400 800 1100 MIXNG WIND......NW 16 NW 13 NW 16 NW 21 NW 22 NW 22 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (85200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 50 58 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 41 46 48 RH..............73 65 51 46 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10G20 NW 11G25 NW 13G30 NW 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2100 4600 4700 MIXNG WIND......NW 21 N 25 N 26 NW 26 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101103.B7___.01/DMX REV