FNUS73 KDMX 261252 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR B6 NW...CAMP DODGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 752 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 CDT ON MARCH 26. 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... EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO TONIGHT. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS PICKING UP BEHIND THE FRONT. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY WITH RH VALUES DROPPING TO LESS THAN 30 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDY CONDITIONS...LOW RH...AND DRY FUELS COULD LEAD TO HAZARDOUS BURNING CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA FOR TUESDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 23 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (14700-66900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (77300-84800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........73 74 77 78 79 80 80 78 74 70 66 62 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO TEMP............54 55 57 58 61 63 64 65 66 66 66 66 RH..............74 70 66 62 56 54 52 50 48 48 50 50 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..13 16 18 20 20 20 20 22 23 24 24 23 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.9 11 13 14 14 14 14 16 16 17 17 16 EYE LVL WND GST.15 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..13 16 21 24 24 24 23 24 25 28 30 31 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (50500-85200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (3800-34900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 59 59 58 75 79 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............65 62 60 59 58 57 RH..............54 60 64 67 75 83 20 FT WIND......SE 22 SE 21 SE 18 SE 17 SE 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 16 SE 15 SE 13 SE 12 SE 11 S 11 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2100 1500 1500 700 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 31 SE 28 SE 24 SE 22 S 18 S 18 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.B6NW_.01/DMX