FNUS73 KDVN 171149
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPSI RIVER EDUCATION CENTER...IOWA DNR FIRE PROGRAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
649 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY...BREEZY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND TODAY. SOUTH
WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BECOME GUSTY THIS MORNING IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT DROPPING DOWN THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW FOR WEDNESDAY
ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 22 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18
                    MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 27 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 35
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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