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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE SMOKE RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
414 PM CST TUE NOV 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON NOVEMBER 14.
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...
WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY AND LIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE FOR WEDNESDAY
WITH GUSTS POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1300-3300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........66     69     72     75     65     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40     39     37     36     35     33
RH..............59     64     72     75     82     89
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....300    300    300    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......S 15   S 10   S 8    S 9    S 9    S 7

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1300-81200 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........40        22        39        52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............31        36        47        51
RH..............92        79        49        44
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6G10    S 7G15    S 9G15    S 11G20
MIX HGT (FT)....300       300       1000      4100
MIXNG WIND......S 6       SW 10     SW 17     SW 23

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FORECASTER...BHATTARAI
REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.PRAIR.01/DMX