FNUS73 KDVN 211351
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIESE SLOUGH WMA...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
851 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
MISSOURI THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM OVER
CENTRAL IOWA WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. EXPECT SOAKING RAINS THURSDAY
WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX -GFDI- DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR
PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. PLEASE
MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 25 TO 33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     72     75     77     75
RH..............68     51     48     52     55
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2    SE 8   S 11   S 11   SE 7
EYE LVL WND GST.5      15     25     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....500    3200   5200   5900   3100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 25  S 33   S 33   SE 20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS -  NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.WIESE.01/DVN