FNUS73 KDVN 011451
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWTHORN...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
951 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTH THROUGH AREA TODAY TURNING WINDS TO THE SOUTHEAST.
TEMPERATURES SOUTH OF I-80 WILL WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S
BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WHILE TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTH
WILL BE IN THE 60S AND 70S. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AGAIN
MONDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT.
TEMPERATURES OVER EAST CENTRAL IOWA AND ADJACENT AREAS OF ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI WILL HAVE HIGHS IN THE 80S WHILE 70S ARE EXPECTED
OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON
                    AND THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST
                    BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     80     82     82
RH..............64     54     47     46
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6   SW 6   S 8    SE 9
EYE LVL WND GST.10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   5300   5300   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8   SW 6   S 8    SE 13
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1- NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120401.HAWTH.01/DVN