FNUS73 KDVN 170252
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPSI RIVER EDUCATION CENTER...IOWA DNR FIRE PROGRAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
952 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR A VERY
MILD DAY FOR EASTERN IOWA. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CREATE
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18
                    MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL BY EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 33
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHLATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.WAPSI.01/DVN