FNUS73 KDVN 271550
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR OFFICE PRAIRIE...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
950 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO EASTERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING BUT THEN QUICKLY PUSH INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY
MORNING. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM TRACKING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATER
TUESDAY WITH RAIN SPREADING INTO EASTERN IOWA BY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY
STARTING AS A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN...SNOW OR SLEET IN THE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     36     39     38
RH..............69     59     52     54
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10  NW 8   NW 8   NW 6
EYE LVL WND GST.20     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   2800   2900   2700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20  NW 15  NW 12  NW 8
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTH WIND BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN...SNOW
                    AND LIGHT SLEET IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120227.OFFIC.01/DVN