FNUS73 KDMX 180312 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MINER DEWEY RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1012 PM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 18. 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... SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EVENING. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9900-51100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........64 72 79 68 53 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY TEMP............60 58 56 55 54 RH..............60 64 66 72 77 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 18 S 22 SW 21 SW 17 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 11 S 13 S 16 SW 15 SW 12 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 700 500 500 800 MIXNG WIND......S 25 S 24 S 25 SW 25 SW 23 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21100-68100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (32000-73000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 35 27 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 60 65 67 RH..............83 58 46 39 20 FT WIND......SW 14G20 W 13G15 NW 9G10 NW 9G10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 10G20 W 9G15 NW 6G10 NW 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3500 6600 7700 MIXNG WIND......W 22 NW 17 NW 13 W 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...AWB REQUESTED BY...ISAAC HERUTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120418.MINER.01/DMX