FNUS73 KDMX 042359 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE RED ROCK...US ARMY COE-REDROCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 659 PM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 05. 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 FROM THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS ON THURSDAY. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE...BOTTOMING OUT AT AROUND 30 PERCENT BY THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (14900-74800 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........42 38 37 34 32 31 28 27 28 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 45 48 52 55 57 59 60 60 59 RH..............53 49 44 38 34 31 30 31 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.9 2.8 3.6 4.2 4.8 5.3 3.6 1.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..23 25 24 22 20 18 17 16 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1700-3000 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........29 24 15 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 54 50 47 45 44 43 42 40 39 38 37 RH..............35 41 48 56 60 65 67 67 73 73 73 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..14 12 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...HUGH HOWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.LAKER.01/DMX