FNUS73 KDMX 101100 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON SOUTH PATCH K...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 500 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 10. 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... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PAST 12 PM CST. OTHERWISE...SUNNY SKIES AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........6 7 8 9 11 13 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 51 53 55 58 55 52 RH..............53 48 44 41 37 40 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.1 2.6 3.1 2.3 1.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 6 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........16 15 13 12 14 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 43 39 37 35 33 RH..............51 60 64 67 69 75 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 7 S 6 SW 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4 SW 4 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 6 S 7 S 7 S 5 S 3 S 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120110.BISON.01/DMX