FNUS73 KDMX 051254 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLERTON PBG 235...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 654 AM CST WED DEC 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 05. 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 EAST TODAY. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY MID TO LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED BY UPPER LEVEL INVERSION HOWEVER SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 14 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-36400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........43 43 43 42 44 46 47 48 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 39 44 48 51 53 54 53 50 RH..............69 64 57 54 48 44 43 44 52 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 9 9 10 11 11 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 1.8 1.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 16 17 18 16 14 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 53 55 57 59 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 46 44 44 42 41 RH..............56 55 60 65 67 70 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........64 70 76 84 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TSTM COV........ TEMP............41 44 51 53 RH..............73 65 54 54 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7G15 S 7G15 S 7G15 S 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE TECH 2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121205.KELLE.01/DMX