FNUS73 KDMX 081713 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO PASTURE...BIA MIDWEST REGIONAL OFFICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1113 AM CST MON NOV 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 CST ON NOVEMBER 08. 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... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS WARM AND DRY AIR REMAINS OVER IOWA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (36300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........6 5 6 8 10 11 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 63 65 66 66 62 57 RH..............40 36 34 33 34 39 47 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 8 6 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..17 17 17 18 17 15 12 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM RH..............49 56 65 71 76 79 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 9 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 .TUESDAY... MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (26600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM RH..............92 77 55 50 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4G10 S 6G10 S 9G20 SE 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1000 1500 MIXNG WIND......S 6 S 13 S 16 S 21 $$ FORECASTER...DONAVON REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101108.BUFFA.01/DMX