FNUS73 KDMX 041516 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBOLINK WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 916 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 04. 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... NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SOME GUSTINESS EXPECTED TO PERSIST TODAY...WITH WINDS BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........12 20 24 26 25 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 42 44 45 45 40 RH..............55 50 49 47 47 55 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW W W W SW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 7 7 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.4 0.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W SW MIXNG WIND SPD..15 15 14 13 10 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........18 21 21 18 14 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............36 34 33 32 31 30 RH..............67 75 82 85 85 85 20 FT WIND......W 8 SW 8 W 8 W 8 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 SW 6 W 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 W 7 W 7 W 7 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........16 11 13 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............31 35 49 61 RH..............81 78 56 38 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8G10 W 10G15 SW 12G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 W 6G10 W 7G15 SW 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 900 1600 MIXNG WIND......W 6 SW 6 SW 12 SW 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120104.BOBOL.01/DMX