FNUS73 KDMX 211545 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON EAST LEK...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 945 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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... ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY. MIXING WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-54700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........9 9 9 9 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 62 66 67 67 65 61 RH..............57 50 43 42 42 45 49 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 15 16 16 16 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.9 11 11 11 11 11 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.5 1.7 1.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S SW SW S S MIXNG WIND SPD..15 17 21 24 25 22 17 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (2900-3800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........10 14 15 15 26 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............58 55 52 51 49 48 RH..............55 64 71 71 80 83 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 13 S 14 S 15 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 10 S 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 14 S 14 S 16 S 17 S 16 S 14 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121121.KELLE.01/DMX