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SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON NORTH PATCH 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
433 PM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

AN INITIAL OBSERVATION AT IGNITION AND A MID BURN OBSERVATION ARE REQUIRED...
PLEASE RELAY THEM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...WITH THE EXCEPTION
IS THAT DEWPOINTS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER MAKING RH VALUES SLIGHTLY
HIGHER AND WINDS A BIT LESS AS WELL. HOWEVER DRY AIR WILL STILL
BE IN PLACE WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE.
SFC SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE A BIT LESS AROUND THE 15 KT RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KTS OR A BIT HIGHER OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST
TO NORTH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............58     49     45     41     38     36
RH..............27     36     41     46     54     56
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 10  NW 8   N 8    N 6    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10  NW 7   NW 6   N 6    N 4    NW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.20     15     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 28
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1000-32600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (119400-149900 KNOT-FT).
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........14        14        17        16
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST     NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34        43        52        56
RH..............58        43        31        26
20 FT WIND......NW 5      NW 12G15  NW 15G20  NW 15G20
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G5    NW 9G15   NW 11G20  NW 11G20
MIX HGT (FT)....300       3800      5700      6500
MIXNG WIND......NW 5      NW 20     NW 24     NW 26
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         4

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FORECASTER...BEERENDS
REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.BISON.01/DMX