FNUS73 KDMX 061310 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON SOUTH PATCH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 810 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 06. 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... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST IN THE MORNING...AS SHORTWAVE EXITS STATE TO THE SOUTH. AND WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT BREEZY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON ONCE AGAIN BUT WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING...PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHING NORTH EAST ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (63000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........67 60 54 51 51 50 48 47 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 57 60 62 64 65 66 65 64 RH..............48 43 39 36 34 34 33 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 13 15 14 13 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 3.1 4.3 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..E NE NE N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 32 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (60100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (90300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........76 86 96 97 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 49 54 56 RH..............68 71 61 64 20 FT WIND......E 9G10 E 13G15 E 16G25 E 17G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2100 3100 MIXNG WIND......E 8 E 23 E 21 E 28 HAINES INDEX....4 5 4 2 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.BISON.01/DMX