FNUS73 KDMX 201639
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION SOUGH NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1138 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 CDT ON APRIL 20.
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...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST PULLING LOW
CLOUDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF IOWA WITH IT.  IT WILL BE BREEZY TODAY WITH A
NORTH WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH.  THE WIND WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.  PLEASE ALLOW
AMPLE TIME TO FILL SPOT FORECAST REQUESTS PER THE OPERATING PLAN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8900-37500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53800-107700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........19  16  15  15  14  13  16  20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46  48  51  52  53  54  54  54
RH..............58  54  48  46  44  43  43  45
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..15  15  15  15  14  13  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.8 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.8
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
MIXNG WIND SPD..24  23  21  18  17  15  14  14

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FORECASTER...BOKSA
REQUESTED BY...JIM GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.UNION.01/DMX