FNUS73 KDMX 051133 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON SOUTH PATCH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 633 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 05. 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... LOOK FOR WINDS TO SHIFT AND INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING AS MIXING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN CLOSE TO IGNITION TIME. EXPECT GUSTS TO TOP 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER MILD AND DRY DAY IS FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING NORTHERLY BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (202000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........45 47 49 51 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 51 55 58 61 63 65 64 63 RH..............47 41 37 34 32 31 31 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.14 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 4.5 6.8 9.0 9.4 9.7 10 9.3 8.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..17 20 20 21 22 23 23 22 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (100400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.BISON.01/DMX