FNUS73 KDVN 261329
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAES...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
829 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING BRISK EAST WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHEAST IOWA
AND ILLINOIS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER
CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY.

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 (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     54     56     55
RH..............63     54     51     55
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 16   E 16   SE 16  SE 15
EYE LVL WND GST.30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   2200   2400   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 23   SE 25  SE 26  SE 26
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 26 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-6100
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 29
                    TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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