FNUS73 KDVN 301331
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BOTTOMS WMA...IOWA DNR - ODESSA WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
831 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
EAST IN TO NORTHERN INDIANA BY THIS AFTERNOON.  ANY LINGERING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL END OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING
WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST BY NOON. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE LOW 70S IN THE SOUTHWEST TODAY
AND ONLY INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 50S IN THE NORTHEAST. NORTH WINDS
WILL BECOME LIGHT FROM THE EAST...THEN SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AS A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 40 IN
THE NORTHEAST TO AROUND 50 IN THE SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT NORTHEAST BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST BY LATE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO
                    16 MPH IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     63     64     63
RH..............73     61     58     60
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 9   NW 9   NW 7   N 6
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   3200   3400   3200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 16  NW 14  N 12
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS -  NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120330.CEDAR.01/DVN