FNUS73 KDVN 141254
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BOTTOMS WMA...IOWA DNR - ODESSA WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
754 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER DAY IS FORECAST TODAY...WITH VERY HIGH
GRASSFIRE POTENTIAL.  STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS
COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO ALLOW FOR RAPID FIRE
GROWTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 81.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3500-5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     66     74     78     79
RH..............70     70     59     52     50
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8    S 10   SW 11  S 12   S 11
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....300    1800   4100   5100   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15   S 20   SW 23  SW 24  S 23
HAINES INDEX....6      5      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS -  NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.CEDAR.01/DVN