FNUS73 KDMX 231251 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODDUCK MARSH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 751 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.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (2000-68500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (64500-90500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........35 41 44 45 47 49 51 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............53 55 57 59 61 61 62 62 RH..............52 51 47 44 41 41 38 38 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 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 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 5.6 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...JIM GONZALEZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.WOODD.01/DMX