FNUS73 KDVN 291438
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCKFOOT MARSH...UPPER MISS NWR-SAVANNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
938 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS
INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MID DAY AHEAD OF A
DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS. LIGHT SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED...BRIEF THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TONIGHT...PERIODS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD LIGHT
TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLUCTUATIONS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............47     54     60     60     58
RH..............63     58     47     49     51
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 8    E 9    E 10    E 9    E 8
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     22     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2300   2800   2800   2500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 18   E 18   E 17   SE 17  E 22
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.DUCKF.01/DVN