FNUS73 KDMX 201013 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR TORRESON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 413 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 20. 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 HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. THE HIGH WILL PASS TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (800-5700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........4 5 6 7 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 53 55 55 54 53 RH..............48 43 40 40 40 41 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W SW SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........2 3 5 6 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 46 44 43 41 41 RH..............46 55 65 70 76 79 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........12 12 11 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 49 62 67 RH..............82 66 44 39 20 FT WIND......S 14G20 SW 17G25 SW 20G25 S 18G25 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121120.TORRE.01/DMX