FNUS73 KDMX 100953 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON NORTH PATCH 1...USFWS NEAL SMITH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 453 AM CDT TUE APR 10 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... THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN TODAY WITH ELONGATED HIGH PRESSURE FROM CANADA INTO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. THIS WILL KEEP SUNNY SKIES...LOW HUMIDITIES AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS IN PLACE. WINDS TODAY WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS MONDAY...BUT MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL STILL DIP TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 16 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-28700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (107800-155800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 16 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 9 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 48 51 53 55 57 58 57 55 RH..............39 34 30 28 24 20 17 20 22 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 12 14 16 17 17 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.1 4.9 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.8 6.6 6.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..18 21 21 22 24 25 26 26 26 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............54 46 41 38 35 32 RH..............25 34 41 46 52 56 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 9 N 7 N 7 N 6 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 11 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 4 N 2 EYE LVL WND GST.20 10 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2900-40600 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........9 10 11 12 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............30 42 52 57 RH..............60 41 31 27 20 FT WIND......N 3G5 N 7 N 5 N 3G5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2G5 N 5 N 4G5 N 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 3300 4800 5800 MIXNG WIND......N 6 N 13 N 9 N 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...JAMES KRIZMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.BISON.01/DMX