FNUS73 KDVN 291423
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWKEYE WMA...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
923 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 - FEW STRIKES POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 20
                    TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............53     58     62     62
RH..............66     59     53     54
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10   SE 11  SE 11  SE 11
EYE LVL WND GST.20     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2600   3400   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 24  SE 22  SE 22  SE 23
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH LATE.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................4
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 15 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
                    13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 - FEW STRIKES POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.HAWKE.01/DVN