759
FNUS73 KDMX 131256
FWSDMX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPITI SOUTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
756 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON JUNE 13.
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
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY WITH A LIGHT WESTERLY
FLOW...INCREASING BY AROUND MID DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
AFTER 400 PM.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO
33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(208000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........41 41 42 44 44 45 47 48 51
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TEMP............62 65 67 68 70 71 72 72 72
RH..............65 58 52 51 47 46 42 42 42
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12
EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.7 4.4 5.0 5.6 6.4 7.2 8.0 7.7
MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W
MIXNG WIND SPD..25 32 33 32 30 30 30 30 31
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 31 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (195700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD
(32800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........58 60 55 50 49 51
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............71 68 62 60 57 56
RH..............46 52 67 75 83 86
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 11 W 10 SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 4
EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 15 10 10 5
MIX HGT (FT)....7300 4800 300 300 300 300
MIXNG WIND......W 31 W 23 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO
26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (49600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(80900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........52 52 51 53
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TEMP............55 65 74 79
RH..............90 68 51 45
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5G10 SW 7G15 SW 10G20 SW 11G20
MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 2400 5500
MIXNG WIND......SW 8 SW 22 W 24 W 16
HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 4
FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD R JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20080613.WAPIT.01/DMX
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