FNUS73 KDMX 021249 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE RED ROCK...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 749 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 02. 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... PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG WILL LIFT BY MID MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (4000-73100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........42 41 40 39 38 36 33 31 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............67 71 74 77 79 81 83 82 81 RH..............65 61 59 56 54 53 49 53 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.0 2.6 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.1 2.8 1.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..15 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 24 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1400-5300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........27 56 62 66 66 67 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC TEMP............79 72 68 65 62 60 RH..............60 71 73 75 78 81 20 FT WIND......S 8 W 7 W 7 W 9 NW 12 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 W 5 W 5 W 6 NW 9 NW 9 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 24 S 15 S 8 SW 8 SW 9 SW 8 HAINES INDEX....4 5 6 6 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...HUGH HOWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.LAKER.01/DMX