FNUS73 KDVN 301353
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLARD POOLS...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
853 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST
WINDS TODAY. THE WIND WILL BE QUITE LIGHT...AND MAY SWITCH BETWEEN THE
TWO DIRECTIONS EAST AND NORTHEAST RANDOMLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN EAST AND NORTHEAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....NONE.
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     41     46     48     47
RH..............54     41     35     35     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..080/4  080/5  080/3  090/3  110/3
EYE LEVEL GUST..       5      6      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6200 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110330.MALLA.01/DVN