FNUS73 KDMX 062139 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON NORTH PARTIAL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 439 PM CDT TUE OCT 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 07. 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... WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN TUESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA WITH MORE SUNSHINE...NO PRECIPITATION...MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS TO OUR SOUTH ALLOWING FOR FAIR WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND WELL INTO THE 60S. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SPRINKLES IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 TO 36 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (158700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........84 70 50 34 26 16 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 45 43 42 41 RH..............66 74 73 76 79 79 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 14 W 14 W 11 W 6 W 5 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 25 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 3300 1900 900 500 300 MIXNG WIND......NW 36 NW 32 NW 25 W 16 W 9 W 6 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (41100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (74500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 9 9 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 51 63 67 RH..............76 59 43 39 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 3G5 SW 6G15 SW 9G20 S 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 3200 3200 MIXNG WIND......SW 6 SW 13 SW 22 SW 26 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091007.BISON.01/DMX