FNUS73 KDMX 211400 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE RED ROCK...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 900 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 21. 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... PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH THE RAIN BECOMING MORE SCATTERED TOWARD LATE MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4700-41400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........98 95 94 93 90 87 85 82 WEATHER COV.....PDS PDS LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV........ TEMP............64 66 68 69 70 70 70 69 RH..............87 84 78 76 73 73 73 76 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 0.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..13 18 23 23 22 21 21 22 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........81 83 86 88 91 94 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............68 65 64 62 61 60 RH..............78 81 81 87 90 93 20 FT WIND......SE 7 E 8 E 10 E 10 E 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 E 6 E 7 E 7 E 6 SE 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 MIXNG WIND......SE 21 E 14 E 12 E 14 SE 14 S 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...HUGH HOWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.LAKER.01/DMX