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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE LAKE WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1021 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

AN INITIAL OBSERVATION AT IGNITION AND A MID BURN OBSERVATION ARE REQUIRED...
PLEASE RELAY THEM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL PULL EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE MORNING.
LIGHT WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHEAST BY AFTERNOON ABOVE 10 MPH.
WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND FROM TIME TO TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 26
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-59000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (82500-99900 KNOT-FT) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........44  45  50  16  24  41  25  29  36  39  52  77
WEATHER COV.....                                    CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                    RW  RW  RW
TSTM COV........                                    CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............39  40  45  51  56  60  64  67  65  65  64  63
RH..............82  79  68  63  55  47  41  40  45  48  52  54
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  13  14  16  17  18  18  18  18  17  16  14
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  20
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   9   10  11  12  13  13  13  13  12  11  10
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  20  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.2 2.9 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.9
MIXNG WIND DIR..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
MIXNG WIND SPD..9   14  18  22  23  23  26  26  26  26  26  26
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   2

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FORECASTER...VACHALEK
REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120330.GOOSE.01/DMX