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FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAC   FOX OVERLOOK...HARDIN COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
750 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 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 (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 23 TO 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (30400-68000 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........80  80  81  81  81  82  82  81  80  78  76  75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51  52  52  53  55  56  56  57  57  58  57  57
RH..............74  69  65  61  59  57  57  55  55  53  57  57
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..18  20  21  22  23  23  24  25  26  26  26  25
20 FT WIND GUST.25  30  30  30  30  30  30  35  35  35  35  35
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.13  14  15  16  16  16  17  18  18  18  18  18
EYE LVL WND GST.25  30  30  30  30  30  30  35  35  35  35  35
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..23  25  26  26  26  26  26  26  28  29  31  32

$$
FORECASTER...BEERENDS
REQUESTED BY...ROB ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.SACFO.01/DMX