FNUS73 KDMX 041423 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON NORTH PILE BURNS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 823 AM CST MON FEB 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 04. 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... LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO IOWA FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BY MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-21000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........84 83 82 79 75 73 73 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............19 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 RH..............92 84 84 84 84 81 81 81 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 7 6 6 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..16 16 15 13 10 8 7 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 13. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1300-10300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........73 74 73 71 64 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............19 18 16 14 17 20 RH..............84 84 84 88 88 81 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 1 NW 2 S 6 S 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2 N 1 NW 1 S 4 S 6 SW 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 700 300 300 600 800 MIXNG WIND......N 5 W 5 SW 7 S 10 SW 14 SW 15 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...JIM KRIZMNA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130204.BISON.01/DMX