FNUS73 KDVN 011424
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIBBE INDIANGRASS 2...KIBBE LIFE SCIENCE STATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
924 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.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........WEST BECOMING NORTHWEST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 - NONE OR VERY FEW STRIKES.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6600-8500 FT AGL MIDDAY. THEN WILL INCREASE
                    TO 10500-12000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO
                    23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    39 TO 43 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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     53     56     56
RH..............60     49     40     42
EYE LEVEL WIND..290/13 290/16 300/21 300/18
EYE LEVEL GUST..22     28     30     29
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 150 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 8
                    MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5500-7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 4200-4900 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH TOWARD EVENING.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...SEAN JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110401.KIBBE.01/DVN