FNUS73 KDVN 011400
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONE MARSH WMA...IOWA DNR - ODESSA WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
900 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH
RAIN MOVING EAST WITH IT. BEHIND THE FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
THROUGH MIDDAY TO 12 TO 18 MPH. THEN THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY
AND BRISK THIS AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 15 TO 30 MPH UNDER PARTLY SUNNY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER
TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO
                    22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........WEST BECOMING NORTHWEST BY 1 PM CDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 35 TO
                    42 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     52     54     54
RH..............57     46     40     43
EYE LEVEL WIND..290/13 300/17 300/20 300/19
EYE LEVEL GUST..23     29     30     28
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 29 TO 37 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10
                    MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH
                    TOWARD EVENING.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS -  NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110401.CONEM.01/DVN