FNUS73 KDMX 151321 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ARGYLE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 821 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 16. 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... .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (61100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (131000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........34 32 30 29 27 24 21 18 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 58 60 61 62 63 63 63 61 RH..............55 51 46 42 41 38 38 36 39 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.2 5.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..22 23 24 24 24 23 23 24 24 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (112300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........13 12 10 9 8 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 53 49 46 43 41 RH..............39 48 54 55 62 65 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 9 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5600 2300 500 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 23 N 14 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (66500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 5 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 50 59 63 RH..............67 44 30 27 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5G10 N 5G10 N 5G10 NE 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3100 4700 5500 MIXNG WIND......NW 6 N 16 N 14 N 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.ARGYL.01/DMX