FNUS73 KDMX 221813 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ALAN TAYLOR...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 113 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 23. 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 SLIDE EAST OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING BREEZY BREEZY BY BURN TIME. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE MORNING TO BECOME WEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (39700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (137200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 49 48 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 56 66 69 RH..............80 64 48 42 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 SW 10G20 SW 14G20 W 13G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2G5 SW 7G20 SW 10G20 W 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 3100 6200 MIXNG WIND......W 3 SW 15 W 23 W 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111023.ALANT.01/DMX