FNUS73 KDVN 291242
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWKINS...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
742 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.

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.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO
                    25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............50     53     58     61     62
RH..............69     66     59     56     56
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 9    E 11   SE 11  SE 11  SE 11
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   2100   2600   3400   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20  SE 24  SE 23  SE 23  SE 24
HAINES INDEX....4      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    10 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................3
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
                    TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.HAWKI.02/DVN