FNUS73 KDMX 260310 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MIDDLE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1010 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 26. 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... NORTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL ON WEDNESDAY THOUGH WILL BE DIMINISHED FROM OVERNIGHT GUSTS. SKY CONDITIONS WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES UP NEAR 50 PERCENT OR HIGHER MUCH OF THE DAY. AN UPDATED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AFTER 4 AM. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (65200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........53 56 59 69 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 53 51 49 48 RH..............69 69 68 71 68 20 FT WIND......N 17 N 17 N 17 N 16 N 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 12 N 12 N 12 N 11 N 11 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2700 2800 2500 2400 MIXNG WIND......N 30 N 26 N 23 N 22 N 20 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........81 86 92 86 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 47 51 52 RH..............73 68 59 54 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 11G20 N 10G20 N 9G15 N 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2500 4000 4200 MIXNG WIND......N 18 N 17 N 14 N 14 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111026.NORTH.01/DMX