FNUS73 KDMX 151238 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR A4...CAMP DODGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 638 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CST ON NOVEMBER 15. 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... COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE STATE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST...AND WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNINGS HOURS...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE NEAR 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO NEAR 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...BEHIND THE FRONT DRY AIR WILL WORK IN...WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BY LATE MORNING...PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (67200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........33 32 33 34 34 32 28 25 21 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............41 43 47 49 52 53 54 54 52 47 RH..............55 51 42 37 32 31 28 28 31 35 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 17 18 20 20 21 20 22 20 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.11 12 13 14 14 15 14 16 14 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.0 1.8 2.6 3.1 3.5 4.0 2.7 1.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW W W W NW MIXNG WIND SPD..14 14 16 17 20 21 21 20 18 17 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 9 11 12 17 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............42 38 35 33 32 31 RH..............43 48 49 49 51 53 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 12 NW 9 W 6 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10 NW 9 NW 6 W 4 W 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 16 NW 18 NW 16 NW 9 W 6 W 3 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...AWB REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111115.A4___.01/DMX