FNUS73 KDMX 311242 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 642 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 31. 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... MORE FAIR AND MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST ENTERING NORTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY ADVANCE INTO CENTRAL IOWA BY MIDDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST NORTHWESTERLY BY THIS TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 39 39 38 37 36 35 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 52 54 56 57 58 56 53 RH..............68 63 57 51 47 44 47 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 13 14 14 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 9 9 9 10 10 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.7 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.6 2.5 1.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW W W NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 13 14 13 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........33 33 32 32 32 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 45 42 40 38 37 RH..............60 65 73 76 76 75 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 W 6 W 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........32 31 31 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 38 48 54 RH..............75 76 56 43 20 FT WIND......NW 6 W 7 W 8G10 W 9G10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G5 W 5 W 6G10 W 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1100 3800 MIXNG WIND......W 6 W 3 W 16 W 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120131.KELLE.02/DMX