FNUS73 KDMX 061634 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PILES BURN THORN VALLEY SAVANNA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1034 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON MARCH 06. 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 BEGIN TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY PERSISTING INTO TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AND BRISK IN THE MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-31100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........81 76 66 61 58 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............30 32 33 33 32 30 RH..............63 61 58 61 63 69 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..14 12 10 8 7 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1000-14400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........48 31 24 22 18 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............28 26 22 19 19 18 RH..............75 78 84 84 88 88 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2 NE 4 NE 4 NE 2 E 2 E 2 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1100 400 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 7 NE 8 NE 7 E 5 E 7 E 9 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2300-24600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........26 23 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............15 24 31 38 RH..............96 84 72 62 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 8G10 SE 12G15 SE 13G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4G5 SE 6G10 SE 9G15 SE 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1700 1900 1900 MIXNG WIND......SE 10 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 $$ FORECASTER...BHATTARAI REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130306.PILES.01/DMX