FNUS73 KDMX 020014 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CONEFLOWER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 614 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1825 CST ON FEBRUARY 02. 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... RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE STATE AND EVENTUALLY TO THE EAST. WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL SLOWLY BECOME EASTERLY BY AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY INCREASE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE HIGH. SOME FOG IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING BY LATE MORNING. THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION IS MINIMAL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 0 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 0 TO 1 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 35 33 26 23 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 43 40 38 36 34 RH..............68 76 82 82 79 78 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 1 N 0 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LEVEL WIND..S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 N 0 EYE LVL WND GST. MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 1 SE 2 SE 3 S 1 NW 0 N 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 6 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........26 27 28 29 30 31 31 33 36 39 42 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............32 31 33 36 40 44 47 50 52 54 52 51 RH..............78 85 82 75 67 60 56 52 48 45 50 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N NE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N N NE E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.9 2.6 3.3 2.3 1.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NE E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...COGIL REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120202.CONEF.01/DMX