FNUS73 KDMX 012044 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PLC...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 344 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02. 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... WEAK WARM FRONT TO LIFT BACK NORTHWARD TONIGHT WITH NORTH WINDS SHIFTING AROUND TO THE EAST INTO FRIDAY. INCREASING CLOUDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. OVERALL DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1200-1800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........68 71 76 79 71 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 42 40 39 38 37 RH..............49 57 64 67 70 70 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-17900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 38 24 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............36 42 49 51 RH..............72 57 46 42 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4G5 NE 4G5 NE 4G5 NE 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 3700 4500 MIXNG WIND......NE 6 E 8 NE 5 N 5 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...RICHARD HAGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121102.PLC__.01/DMX