FNUS73 KDMX 091316 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE WING MARSH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 816 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 09. 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 KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND WINDS LIGHT ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTH WEST...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS THE EVENING HOURS AS THE HIGH PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6100-55000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........47 47 46 46 45 46 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............59 61 62 64 64 65 65 RH..............55 51 50 45 45 43 43 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 6.2 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..12 9 8 6 5 3 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (500-6100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........49 43 34 28 31 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 57 54 52 49 48 RH..............48 55 64 69 77 80 20 FT WIND......NW 3 S 3 SE 5 SE 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 S 2 SE 4 SE 4 S 5 S 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 2200 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 1 W 1 SW 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-59500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (61900-90900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 36 36 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 62 71 75 RH..............80 54 44 40 20 FT WIND......S 8G10 S 13G15 S 14G20 S 16G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G10 S 9G15 S 10G20 S 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3900 6200 6200 MIXNG WIND......S 8 S 15 S 12 S 16 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...AWB REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.BLUEW.01/DMX