FNUS73 KDMX 011517 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON PBG...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 917 AM CST WED FEB 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 01. 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... HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 0 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (38100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........31 35 40 42 40 37 34 30 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............38 42 45 49 51 53 55 53 50 RH..............76 67 60 54 50 46 43 46 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 7 8 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 4 5 6 7 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.3 3.1 3.8 2.6 1.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W SW MIXNG WIND SPD..0 1 5 7 9 12 12 10 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........25 23 20 18 18 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 43 40 38 36 34 RH..............58 65 67 70 72 75 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 3 SW 3 SW 2 W 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 W 2 SW 2 SW 1 W 1 NW 1 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 W 2 W 2 NW 2 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........ SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........18 29 40 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 37 49 56 RH..............75 72 52 42 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 3G5 E 5 E 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1 NE 2G5 E 4G5 E 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1200 3400 MIXNG WIND......M M M M HAINES INDEX....M M M M $$ FORECASTER...SKOW REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120201.KELLE.01/DMX