FNUS73 KDVN 281205
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR E-AREA...UPPER MISS NWR-SAVANNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
705 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
BRINGING SUNNY SKIES...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS NORTH OF I-80 AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
HUMIDITIES MAY FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH AND BECOME NORTHERLY TO
NORTHEASTERLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT.

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.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 32
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    26 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....NONE.
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     56     60     61     61
RH..............63     55     46     44     42
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 11   W 13   W 14   NW 15  NW 13
EYE LVL WND GST.20     30     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   4400   5400   5400   4800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25  NW 35  NW 31  NW 26  NW 21
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.EAREA.01/DVN