FNUS73 KDMX 211011 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR CREEDEN...FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 411 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 21. 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... AN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY NOON...WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AT SUNSET...BUT REMAIN SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-49800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........13 13 14 14 15 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 65 66 66 64 60 RH..............46 41 42 42 45 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..18 20 20 18 17 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.13 14 14 13 12 11 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.8 1.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S MIXNG WIND SPD..21 23 25 25 22 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (3800-10900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........16 15 14 13 17 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 54 51 50 48 47 RH..............55 64 71 71 80 83 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 15 S 16 S 16 S 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 400 700 700 700 MIXNG WIND......S 15 S 16 S 17 S 17 S 17 S 17 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...JASON GOODER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121121.CREED.01/DMX