FNUS73 KDVN 281330
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDBIRD FARMS...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
830 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 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 70.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                    18 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.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO
                    28 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     57     63     67     69     66
RH..............68     53     43     36     33     36
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6   NW 10  NW 12  NW 13  NW 12  NNW 9
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     25     25     25     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   3200   4800   5500   5300   4800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   NW 25  NW 28  NW 25  NW 22  NW 18
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTH WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL
                    BY 11 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.REDBI.02/DVN