FNUS73 KDMX 030911 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE RED ROCK...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 411 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON APRIL 03. 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... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION...WITH WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE BREEZY BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO AFFECT THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-58100 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........52 57 62 67 72 75 75 74 73 72 71 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP............59 61 63 64 66 67 68 69 69 69 68 RH..............80 75 70 67 63 61 59 57 57 57 59 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 7 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..W NW N N N N N N N N NE MIXNG WIND SPD..8 12 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 20 21 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29300-61400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........71 67 62 58 68 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............65 60 58 55 53 52 RH..............65 69 67 66 71 74 20 FT WIND......NE 16 NE 16 NE 15 NE 14 NE 13 NE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 11 NE 11 NE 11 NE 10 NE 9 NE 9 EYE LVL WND GST.25 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2800 2300 1900 1800 1700 MIXNG WIND......NE 22 NE 22 NE 22 NE 23 NE 21 NE 20 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...HUGH HOWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.LAKER.01/DMX