FNUS73 KDMX 021031 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CONEFLOWER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 431 AM CST THU FEB 2 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... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME EASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT MORNING FOG AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 1 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........31 32 35 36 35 32 30 35 43 47 49 52 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG TSTM COV........ TEMP............32 30 33 36 41 45 49 52 54 57 55 53 RH..............81 92 85 79 67 62 56 52 48 45 49 52 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NE NE E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.4 3.5 4.6 3.7 2.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW W W NW N NE E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 52 50 49 58 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 46 44 42 39 38 RH..............58 65 68 70 76 79 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1000 600 600 400 300 MIXNG WIND......E 7 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12500 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........78 86 94 97 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TSTM COV........ TEMP............37 36 41 43 RH..............79 92 82 76 20 FT WIND......E 10G15 E 12G15 E 15G20 E 16G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7G15 E 9G15 E 11G20 E 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 300 1200 MIXNG WIND......E 9 E 12 E 12 E 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 2 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120202.CONEF.01/DMX