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SPOT FORECAST FOR HANLONTOWN-MAR-DAN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
750 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-23500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (71900-99200 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........36  41  43  44  46  48  50  52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54  56  58  60  61  62  62  61
RH..............48  47  44  41  39  38  38  39
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  12  13  13  13  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   9   9   9   9   9   9   7
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 5.8 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.0 6.5
MIXNG WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..14  15  16  16  15  14  14  13

.TUESDAY...

MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO
                    9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-48100 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
MIX HGT (FT)....300       300       3600      6000
MIXNG WIND......S 7       SW 3      N 7       NW 9

$$
FORECASTER...LEE
REQUESTED BY...JIM GONZALEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.HANLO.01/DMX