FNUS73 KDMX 291543 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON NORTH PATCH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1043 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. 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... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA MOVING EAST EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND PICK UP SOME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO SUNNY SKIES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........3 4 4 5 7 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 50 47 44 43 42 RH..............53 63 71 76 76 79 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 6 NE 6 NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 15 20 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 51 62 66 RH..............82 63 48 45 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3G5 E 5G10 SE 7G15 SE 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1800 3300 4000 MIXNG WIND......E 6 SE 13 SE 13 SE 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...ALBRECHT REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090930.BISON.01/DMX