FNUS73 KDMX 271451 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE RED ROCK...US ARMY COE-REDROCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 851 AM CST TUE NOV 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON NOVEMBER 27. 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... HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN IOWA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING...ALLOWING WINDS TO PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........23 AT IGNITION...MAX 40. RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-38400 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........37 37 37 39 42 43 43 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............17 23 33 37 39 39 38 36 RH..............64 52 38 33 31 31 34 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 9 12 10 7 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 6 6 9 7 5 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.5 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.0 1.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..8 10 13 15 16 16 14 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700-4300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 41 36 33 30 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 30 28 27 25 24 RH..............45 53 60 65 74 77 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 W 6 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 W 4 W 4 NW 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 8 SW 8 SW 7 W 5 W 5 W 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SKOW REQUESTED BY...HUGH HOWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121127.LAKER.01/DMX