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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRNG AREA D...CAMP DODGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
654 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 CST ON NOVEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT A MID BURN OBSERVATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...HOWEVER RAINFALL WILL REMAIN TO THE
EAST.  ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST WITH RAIN SPREADING
OVER THE AREA AGAIN TOWARD SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (29300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79  67  63  65  67  71  73  77  79  83  92
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  49  50  52  53  55  56  56  56  55  54
RH..............86  83  80  74  74  69  66  69  69  72  77
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.4
MIXNG WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..14  13  13  13  14  14  14  14  14  12  9
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........96     96     97     98     98     99
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     52     50     49     48     47
RH..............80     80     86     86     89     93
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5   E 5    E 5    SE 5   E 5    E 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..              10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....800    800    900    900    900    1000
MIXNG WIND......E 8    SE 8   SE 9   SE 8   SE 6   SE 7
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091123.TRNGA.01/DMX






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