FNUS73 KDMX 131352 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAC AND FOX WUI...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 852 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AN INITIAL OBSERVATION AT IGNITION AND A MID BURN OBSERVATION ARE REQUIRED... PLEASE RELAY THEM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF DENSE BUT SHALLOW FOG WILL GIVE WAY TO SUNNY SKIES BY MID TO LATE MORNING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL OFF TO 35 TO 45 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 70S. NO WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........14 13 13 12 9 8 8 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 61 65 67 70 72 71 70 RH..............59 49 45 42 39 37 38 41 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 10 12 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 6 6 7 9 9 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 15 15 12 9 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........7 10 14 17 19 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............69 64 62 60 58 57 RH..............45 54 60 64 69 75 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 S 9 S 9 S 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 1500 700 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 8 SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 S 14 S 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SKOW REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.SACAN.01/DMX