FNUS73 KARX 180331
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAYETTE TRAINING BURN...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1031 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 18. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN LA CROSSE. THIS FORECAST IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. PLEASE
SEND ANOTHER SPOT REQUEST BEFORE THE BURN ON SATURDAY.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN
AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE AND LIFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST IOWA ON SATURDAY...WITH THICKENING
CLOUDS THRU THE DAY. BY LATE IN THE DAY A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR
SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE BURN AREA...WITH RAIN AND SHOWERS
BECOMING LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
SOMEWHAT VARIABLE SATURDAY MORNING...BECOME EAST FOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME NORTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE
LOW STRENGTHENS AND MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BY LATE SUNDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................NONE EARLY...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /46200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /50800 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2000 KNOT-FT/.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /83100 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...RS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHLATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.FAYET.01/ARX