FNUS73 KDMX 231302 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE WING...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 802 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 23. 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... AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BURN OFF BY 9 AM. THEREAFTER...NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATER IN THE DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT BY THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1000-52100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56600-70300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........23 29 35 38 39 42 44 46 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 54 57 59 61 62 63 63 64 RH..............58 50 47 44 41 39 38 38 37 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 9 10 12 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 9 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.9 5.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW W MIXNG WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1400-48800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........50 56 64 70 57 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 56 51 49 46 44 RH..............39 49 61 66 73 82 20 FT WIND......W 7 SW 6 S 6 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 SW 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST. MIX HGT (FT)....6100 2200 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 9 SW 8 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1000-66200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........25 28 31 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 56 70 75 RH..............79 59 41 38 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3G5 SE 7 S 3G5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4G5 S 2G5 SE 5 S 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2100 5500 MIXNG WIND......S 7 W 5 N 6 NW 14 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...TODD FREEMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.BLUEW.01/DMX