FNUS73 KDMX 210940 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODDUCK MARCH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 440 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 21. 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... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO SOUTH AND INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH WITH INTERMITTENT HIGHER GUSTS BY MIDDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE...BOTTOMING OUT AT AROUND 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........88 87 87 86 87 87 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 47 43 42 39 38 RH..............66 76 89 89 96 100 20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 5 W 3 E 5 E 6 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (17300-42900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 82 71 62 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............39 45 52 54 RH..............92 73 54 50 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 7 N 6 N 8G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3300 6100 6900 MIXNG WIND......SE 18 SE 13 E 8 NE 7 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...JIM GONZALEZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120421.WOODD.01/DMX