FNUS73 KDMX 160910 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR ARGYLE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 410 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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... SHOWERS HAVE ENDED WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY SUNNY BY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS BOTH LOWER THAN THURSDAY. MOISTURE CHANGES WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT HOWEVER AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MUCH LOWER...TO 30 PERCENT AND POSSIBLY LESS...DURING PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS WELL INTO THE 20S. AREA RECEIVED LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (96000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (129300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........58 52 46 40 34 31 30 26 22 19 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 59 60 61 61 62 62 62 62 61 60 RH..............55 53 53 46 42 36 33 32 30 32 35 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.7 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 11 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 25 25 25 25 25 30 30 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..17 22 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (105800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........11 8 3 1 1 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 51 47 44 41 39 RH..............37 48 56 62 67 70 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 1800 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 24 N 14 N 7 N 7 N 7 N 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.ARGYL.01/DMX