FNUS73 KDMX 181224 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON SOUTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 624 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON NOVEMBER 18. 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... CLOUDS TO SLOWLY ERODE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH NORTHERLY WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH BY LATE IN THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........89 86 85 80 70 65 58 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 37 38 39 39 39 39 37 RH..............59 58 56 57 56 58 60 61 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW W SW SW S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW S S MIXNG WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 3 3 5 6 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........36 35 33 32 28 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 36 34 34 33 33 RH..............61 67 78 82 85 82 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 7 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 700 500 700 800 800 MIXNG WIND......SE 7 S 9 S 12 S 13 S 16 S 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST 9 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........19 24 29 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 37 45 48 RH..............85 75 60 51 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10G20 S 10G25 SW 11G25 W 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 300 2100 3100 MIXNG WIND......S 22 S 20 SW 25 SW 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101118.BISON.01/DMX