FNUS73 KDMX 181223 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR MINER DEWEY RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 723 AM CDT WED APR 18 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... SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS...THEN SHIFTING AROUND TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (7600-86600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (86300-95600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR TO EXCELLENT (28300-77200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........33 36 37 35 32 30 31 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 65 67 69 69 70 70 67 RH..............52 48 43 39 36 33 33 36 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 14 13 10 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 5.7 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.7 7.3 6.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..18 17 16 15 14 12 8 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO EAST 12 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5500-27300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 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 (%).........32 38 47 53 67 86 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............66 60 57 54 52 50 RH..............37 47 55 64 69 71 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 10 NE 10 E 10 E 12 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 7 N 7 NE 7 E 7 E 9 E 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....6600 2400 600 1000 1000 1000 MIXNG WIND......NW 3 NE 13 NE 15 E 12 E 16 E 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12700-59400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 99 98 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............49 50 53 53 RH..............74 77 74 71 20 FT WIND......E 14G20 NE 14G20 NE 12G15 NE 16G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10G20 NE 10G20 NE 9G15 NE 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2000 2500 3300 MIXNG WIND......E 15 NE 18 NE 18 NE 21 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...ISAAC HERUTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120418.MINER.01/DMX