FNUS73 KDMX 100126
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR THORN VALLEY SAVANNA...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
726 PM CST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 10.
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 SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING WITH A
FEW GUSTS EXCEEDING 30 MPH LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. INCREASING
MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 4 AM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). AN ISOLATED
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (35800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (100200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........52  54  58  61  65  68  70  70  70  70  70  70
WEATHER COV.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............50  51  52  55  59  61  64  65  66  66  64  59
RH..............83  83  83  77  67  65  60  58  54  54  56  67
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   8   8   9   10  11  12  13  13  13  12  10
EYE LVL WND GST.15  20  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.9 2.7 1.5
MIXNG WIND DIR..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
MIXNG WIND SPD..10  12  15  17  20  23  25  28  30  30  26  21
HAINES INDEX....3   3   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

$$
FORECASTER...DONAVON
REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101110.THORN.01/DMX