FNUS73 KDMX 301759 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCK WRP...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1259 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 30. 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... DEWPOINTS DROPPING AS DRIER AIR ALOFT IS MIXING DOWN...WITH TEMPS RISING FASTER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THEREFORE MIN RH EXPECTED TO BE LOWER...INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 11 13 19 21 22 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 45 45 46 47 46 46 RH..............33 32 32 29 28 31 32 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E SE S SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..E SE SE S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..3 5 5 3 3 3 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 43 67 85 83 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 41 39 37 35 34 RH..............35 46 57 64 69 72 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 S 3 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 2000 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 2 SE 2 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 S 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BEERENDS REQUESTED BY...CASEY TRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110330.REDRO.01/DMX