FNUS73 KDMX 240926
FWSDMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON NORTH PATCH A...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
426 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON OCTOBER 24.
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...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SURFACE
WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE...PRIMARILY FROM THE WEST
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH BY THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (61600
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........27        39        51        42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55        62        69        72
RH..............80        67        57        46
20 FT WIND......S 14G20   SW 16G20  SW 17G25  W 15G20
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10G20   SW 11G20  SW 12G25  W 11G20
MIX HGT (FT)....300       1500      3400      4200
MIXNG WIND......S 15      SW 25     W 21      NW 15
HAINES INDEX....5         4         4         3

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FORECASTER...WILKINS
REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.BISON.01/DMX