FNUS73 KDMX 071642 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PILE BURNS THORN VALLEY SAVANNA DAY 2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1042 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON MARCH 07. 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 DOMINATE THE WEATHER. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST...BUT WILL BE GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH RH VALUES AROUND 65 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (500-25100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........13 10 11 12 14 15 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............27 30 32 34 35 35 34 RH..............74 69 66 64 64 64 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 12 13 13 13 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 9 9 9 9 10 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..9 9 10 12 13 14 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3100-26300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........17 18 20 21 26 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 31 29 28 27 26 RH..............72 75 81 81 88 92 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 12 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 800 600 1200 600 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 16 SE 16 SE 14 SE 13 SE 14 SE 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-21300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........38 45 51 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............27 34 42 44 RH..............88 78 65 65 20 FT WIND......SE 10G15 SE 10G15 SE 12G15 SE 10G15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7G15 SE 7G15 SE 9G15 SE 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1200 1100 MIXNG WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 16 $$ FORECASTER...BHATTARAI REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130307.PILEB.01/DMX