FNUS73 KDMX 141414 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAC AND FOX WUI 2...BIA MIDWEST REGION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 914 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 14. 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... WARM TEMPERATURES WITH INCREASING DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE DAY. AN AREA OF LOW CLOUDS WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL IOWA BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LATE TONIGHT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY PUSH INTO SOUTHERN IOWA. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (47700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (73300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........63 62 61 60 59 59 57 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............65 68 71 72 74 75 74 74 RH..............73 68 63 61 57 55 57 57 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 16 15 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S SW S SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..28 24 21 21 21 22 22 21 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.SACAN.01/DMX