FNUS73 KDMX 231204 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER MORSE...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 704 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 (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1500-20400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (65200-90300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 36 39 40 43 45 47 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 55 57 59 61 62 62 62 RH..............54 51 47 44 41 39 38 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 12 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 9 9 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 5.2 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.1 6.8 6.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13200-54800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (1200-1900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........51 58 67 74 60 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............61 56 51 48 46 44 RH..............39 47 59 65 71 79 20 FT WIND......NW 8 SW 6 SW 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 SW 4 SW 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 2200 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 10 SW 7 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 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. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-56900 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. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 31 33 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 57 69 74 RH..............76 57 42 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 2300 5700 MIXNG WIND......S 9 W 7 N 7 NW 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...TODD WALROD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.LOWER.01/DMX