FNUS73 KDVN 261109
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST MOUND...UPPER MISS NWR-SAVANNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
609 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 A CHANCE OF RAIN OVER NORTHEAST
IOWA AND NORTHWEST 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.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 21 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............42     45     47     48     47
RH..............70     60     56     51     51
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10   E 11   E 11   E 11   E 10
EYE LVL WND GST.20     20     25     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   2000   2400   2500   1900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 23   E 22   E 22   E 21   E 21
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.LOSTM.01/DVN