FNUS73 KDMX 302021 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON NORTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 221 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON DECEMBER 01. 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... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SLIDE TOWARD IOWA. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP SOUTHERLY WINDS RATHER BRISK THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL SHIFT THE WINDS FROM SOUTHERLY TO NORTHERLY AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (27600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 3 20 28 30 32 39 37 35 40 51 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............16 17 22 26 37 44 45 44 45 46 44 42 RH..............77 77 62 55 37 29 29 32 32 32 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 14 14 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S S SW S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 10 10 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 0.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..3 5 7 9 10 13 17 18 18 18 16 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........ SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........66 65 63 62 61 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 37 35 34 33 32 RH..............42 48 54 56 58 63 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 9 S 8 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 4 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 300 300 300 200 MIXNG WIND......M M M M M M HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........ SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........60 71 81 91 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............31 32 38 40 RH..............66 69 59 59 20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 N 2G5 N 12G15 N 16G20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 1G5 N 1G5 N 9G15 N 11G20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 MIXNG WIND......M M M M HAINES INDEX....M M M M $$ FORECASTER...BOKSA REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111201.BISON.02/DMX