FNUS73 KDMX 091419 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO PATURE...BIA MIDWEST REGION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 819 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CST ON NOVEMBER 09. 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...LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST OF IOWA TODAY WILL KEEP WINDS MODERATELY BREEZY BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. BY 11 AM WINDS WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 25 MPH BY 1 PM THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE SUNSHINE WILL BE PRESENT WITH NO RAIN FORECAST TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 GUSTS TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (35100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 6 8 13 15 15 14 14 15 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 51 54 58 62 64 66 68 66 63 RH..............83 74 66 59 52 48 47 43 47 54 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.8 1.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..9 12 12 13 13 14 16 17 16 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM RH..............58 72 74 80 80 80 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 S 12 S 12 S 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...VACHALEK REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101109.BUFFA.01/DMX