FNUS73 KDVN 121355
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDBIRD...IADNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
855 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT IN EXTREME NORTHERN MISSOURI WILL LIFT
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
NORTH OF THIS FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO STAY NORTH OF THE PRESCRIBED
BURN AREA. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...LOOK FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
TO PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROPPING TO NEAR 35 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. GOOD RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY EARLY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     69     75     77     76
RH..............49     45     40     37     39
EYE LEVEL WIND..130/9  150/10 170/13 190/15 180/10
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5700-6600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AJ
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100412.REDBI.02/DVN