FNUS73 KDMX 040911 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE RED ROCK...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 411 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 04. 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... WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND EASTERLY AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THE LOW WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN IOWA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 21 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4500-57600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR TO EXCELLENT (24200-65900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........89 88 88 88 89 90 92 94 95 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 58 60 61 62 63 63 63 62 RH..............57 51 47 44 43 41 41 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 17 18 18 17 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 30 30 30 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.2 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..22 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 23 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 17 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (4000-10700 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........96 93 89 86 73 56 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 52 49 47 45 43 RH..............51 56 63 68 68 67 20 FT WIND......E 15 E 13 E 13 E 13 E 13 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 11 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 9 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 500 MIXNG WIND......E 22 E 18 E 21 E 24 E 21 E 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WILKINS REQUESTED BY...HUGH HOWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.LAKER.02/DMX