FNUS73 KDMX 241426 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 926 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 24. 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... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL EAST OF THE AREA TODAY WHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE WEST. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY BY NOON. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DRAW A WARM FRONT INTO IOWA BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WILL QUICKLY SHIFT WINDS TO THE SOUTHEAST BY AROUND 5 PM. TUESDAY WILL START WITH SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TOWARD THE NOON HOUR WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY (30-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND BECOMING WEST AT 6 TO 9 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 PM. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........40 47 51 52 53 55 56 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............55 58 61 63 65 66 64 62 RH..............53 47 42 39 37 36 37 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W SW SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W W W W W SW SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 3.5 1.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W NW W W W SW SE MIXNG WIND SPD..13 14 14 13 10 9 8 8 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........58 57 61 63 62 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 56 54 53 52 51 RH..............42 53 59 64 69 71 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 SE 6 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 SE 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 15 20 15 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........57 62 66 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............49 54 60 62 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6G10 NE 9G15 N 10G20 N 13G25 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111024.BLUES.01/DMX