FNUS73 KDMX 021002 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PLC...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 502 AM CDT FRI NOV 2 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST TODAY CAUSING THE WIND TO SHIFT TO THE EAST THEN SOUTHEAST BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT. THERE WILL BE AMPLE MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER TODAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4500-44800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........58 64 66 67 69 69 69 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............43 46 48 50 51 51 50 49 RH..............55 47 44 41 39 39 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.6 2.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..15 15 14 14 15 16 17 17 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1600-20800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........68 58 65 79 60 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 42 40 38 37 36 RH..............49 57 64 73 75 75 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 600 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 17 E 12 E 7 NE 8 E 9 E 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...RICHARD HAGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121102.PLC__.01/DMX