FNUS73 KDMX 171153 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 653 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17. 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... EXPECT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY WITH CONDITIONS VERY SIMILAR TO FRIDAY. LOW HUMIDITIES AND DECENT MIXING WILL AGAIN OCCUR DURING PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT WITH LOWER WIND GUSTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (69500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 55 57 59 61 62 61 60 RH..............41 38 35 32 29 27 27 27 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 4.1 4.8 5.3 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..14 10 8 9 10 13 13 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 4 9 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST TEMP............59 51 47 44 41 39 RH..............27 36 43 51 55 59 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3 N 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 1700 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 12 NW 5 NW 2 W 6 W 6 W 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (38000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 14 15 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 51 61 66 RH..............61 41 31 26 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2G5 N 2G5 N 3G5 N 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 5400 7100 MIXNG WIND......NW 6 N 8 N 8 N 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...CHAD LORETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100417.BISON.01/DMX