FNUS73 KDVN 281358
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD REFUGE...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
858 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 WILL FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH AND BECOME NORTHERLY TO
NORTHEASTERLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO
                    29 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 17 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.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     60     65     67     67
RH..............59     46     38     34     34
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8   NW 12  NW 14  NW 13  NW 11
EYE LVL WND GST.15     25     27     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   4200   5100   5400   5100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21  NW 29  NW 26  NW 24  NW 20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTH BECOMING EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........EAST BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL................. 2 - FEW STRIKES POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.OLDRE.01/DVN