FNUS73 KDVN 241505
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURTLE BEND WMA...IOWA DNR - ODESSA WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1005 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE DAY WITH A GENERAL DECREASE IN SPEED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
NO WIND SHIFTS ARE EXPECTED. MIXING DEPTHS WILL INCREASE SLOWLY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM TO NEAR 40
UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 40.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     38     40     40
RH..............52     44     42     44
EYE LEVEL WIND..010/9  010/8  020/7  030/5
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...WOLF
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS -  NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.TURTL.01/DVN