FNUS73 KDMX 011316 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR STEPHENS FOREST WHITEBREAST DEMO...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 816 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01. 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... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED TO TURN AROUND TO THE NORTH BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE STATE. DRIER AIR IS MOVING IN LATER TODAY...AND THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE CLOUD COVER FORECAST REGARDING THE DECK OF LOW CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. IF THESE CLOUDS BREAK UP AND PEAKS OF SUN BECOME MORE APPARENT TOWARD THIS AFTERNOON...THIS DRIER AIR COULD MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ALLOWING FOR DEWPOINTS TO DROP FURTHER THAN EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-48600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (64300-66600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR TO EXCELLENT (14200-60100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........57 49 51 55 57 53 44 40 39 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 52 53 55 56 57 57 58 54 50 RH..............63 61 57 51 47 45 43 42 45 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 10 12 12 12 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N NW N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 2.7 1.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..12 15 17 20 21 21 21 18 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............52 45 42 39 37 36 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 7 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4 N 4 N 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM TEMP............35 42 50 53 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 12G15 E 10G15 E 14G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4G5 SE 9G15 E 7G15 E 10G15 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...JESSICA FLATT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121101.STEPH.01/DMX