FNUS73 KDMX 161208 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUZZARD HEAD...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 608 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON NOVEMBER 16. 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 WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS IOWA TODAY SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD MOVE EAST BY MID MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (36000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........71 68 66 63 61 59 55 WEATHER COV.....ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW TEMP............42 44 45 46 46 45 42 RH..............79 73 70 68 68 70 76 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.0 2.5 3.1 3.6 2.5 1.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW MIXNG WIND SPD..10 13 13 13 12 9 8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 57 56 53 60 69 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............40 38 37 36 36 35 RH..............82 85 82 82 82 82 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 3 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 N 3 N 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 700 800 800 600 MIXNG WIND......NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 N 3 N 3 N 3 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........76 88 100 92 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............33 35 40 41 RH..............89 89 76 67 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3G5 N 5 N 5 N 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 1700 2300 MIXNG WIND......N 5 NE 9 N 6 N 9 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JUNGBLUTH REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101116.BUZZA.01/DMX