FNUS73 KDMX 211432 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE RED ROCK...US ARMY COE-REDROCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 832 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON NOVEMBER 26. 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... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY AROUND 10 AM AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MIXING UP TO AROUND 2000 FEET IS FORECAST BY LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH HIGHS NEAR 70. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-33600 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............37 37 41 45 51 58 63 65 65 65 63 59 RH..............92 100 89 82 68 55 48 45 45 45 48 55 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.4 0.9 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..6 7 8 10 14 18 22 23 22 21 18 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (3300-4000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........10 14 15 15 26 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............57 55 52 51 49 48 RH..............59 61 69 71 80 83 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 10 S 10 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 13 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 16 S 16 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THANKSGIVING DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (3500-107300 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........51 55 59 49 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............46 53 63 63 RH..............89 74 56 50 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10G20 SW 11G25 SW 13G30 W 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 2400 4000 MIXNG WIND......S 16 S 21 SW 24 W 31 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...PODRAZIK REQUESTED BY...HUGH HOWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121126.LAKER.01/DMX