FNUS73 KDMX 221544
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR M REECE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
944 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 22.
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 LOW STRATUS CLOUD DECK ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
MISSOURI WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN IOWA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AND GRADUALLY LESSEN AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. THE LOW CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOW 40S FOR HIGHS AND RH VALUES BETWEEN 70 AND 80 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7600 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........98  93  91  87  80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41  41  41  39  36
RH..............76  76  79  82  92
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SW  NW  NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   SW  NW  NW  W
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.6 1.1 0.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..S   SW  W   W   NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..3   2   2   2   2
HAINES INDEX....3   3   4   4   5

.TONIGHT...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
20 FT WIND......NW 3   W 5    W 6    SW 6   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2   W 4    W 4    SW 4   SW 4   SW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.5

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FORECASTER...SKOW
REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111122.MREEC.01/DMX