FNUS73 KDMX 291406 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE RED ROCK...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 806 AM CST THU NOV 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON NOVEMBER 29. 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... LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY WITH NO PRECIPITATION AND ONLY HIGH CLOUDS. MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY SHALLOW AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1500-19900 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........38 37 36 38 41 42 43 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 45 48 52 54 54 53 50 RH..............70 62 58 52 48 50 50 54 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.5 1.7 1.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...HUGH HOWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121129.LAKER.01/DMX