FNUS73 KDVN 041250
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUDGEON LAKE...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
750 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY...FOLLOWED BY 10
TO 15 MPH SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY
CLOUDY BY TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
                    13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     59     63     63
RH..............43     34     31     34
EYE LEVEL WIND..170/5  160/9  160/10 150/10
EYE LEVEL GUST..5       10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................ISOLATED STIKE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................SCATTERED LIGHTING STRIKES THROUGH THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.DUDGE.01/DVN