FNUS73 KDMX 181224 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON SOUTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 724 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 18. 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... CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD GENERALLY BE A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS. CLOUDS SHOULD THEN DECREASE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (15800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........78 79 80 80 75 66 56 46 37 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP............47 49 51 53 54 55 56 55 54 RH..............58 54 48 44 43 43 42 43 43 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.9 8 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.9 2.7 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.9 3.5 2.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..13 17 22 24 22 16 12 10 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3900 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........32 31 28 26 29 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 45 42 40 37 35 RH..............48 58 62 64 72 78 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 9 N 9 N 9 N 9 N 8 N 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 22 9 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 39 48 51 RH..............78 67 47 42 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5G10 N 4G10 N 4G10 NE 4G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 3800 5700 MIXNG WIND......N 6 NE 9 NE 5 SW 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.BISON.01/DMX