FNUS73 KDMX 071523 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TORRESON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1023 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 07. 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (8400-70600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (79200-143800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 43 41 44 51 54 50 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............60 62 63 65 65 66 65 64 RH..............51 48 44 41 41 40 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 20 21 22 22 20 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 14 15 16 16 14 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.9 4.4 5.0 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..21 21 21 22 23 24 26 28 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........38 23 18 18 28 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............63 57 53 50 47 46 RH..............44 55 61 66 76 79 20 FT WIND......NW 17 W 13 W 10 W 9 W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 12 W 9 W 7 W 6 W 6 W 7 EYE LVL WND GST.25 15 15 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-47600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (125700-192200 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........43 72 74 75 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............44 54 59 59 RH..............82 61 52 51 20 FT WIND......W 12G15 W 15G20 NW 17G25 NW 17G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 9G15 W 11G20 NW 12G25 NW 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 4300 6900 7700 MIXNG WIND......W 9 NW 23 NW 29 NW 25 HAINES INDEX....3 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120507.TORRE.01/DMX