FNUS73 KDMX 112038 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON NORTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 338 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON OCTOBER 12. 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... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH AND EAST AWAY FROM IOWA. THIS WILL END OUR POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION TONIGHT. HOWEVER A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE STATE TOMORROW WITH LOW CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (66300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 40 46 47 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 64 74 77 RH..............90 67 50 43 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2G5 NW 3G5 W 5G10 NW 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 5400 6600 MIXNG WIND......N 6 N 8 N 7 NW 12 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101012.BISON.01/DMX