FNUS73 KDVN 021410
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWKEYE WMA...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
910 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT OVER THE AREA WILL PROVIDE A SHARP CONTRAST IN WEATHER
TODAY. NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA WILL HAVE HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WHILE PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI
WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND SOUTHERLY WINDS.  TONIGHT
A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO EASTERN IOWA WILL BRING A LOW
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     70     74     75
RH..............67     63     59     60
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11  SE 11  SE 12  SE 11
EYE LVL WND GST.25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   2400   3000   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 22  SE 21  SE 21  S 22
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 - FEW STRIKES POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 - FEW STRIKES POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120402.HAWKE.01/DVN