FNUS73 KDVN 021403
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLRACE FLATS WMA...IOWA DNR - ODESSA WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
903 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     71     77     80     79
RH..............71     63     58     52     56
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10  SE 10  SE 11  SE 11  SE 10
EYE LVL WND GST.20     20     20     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2400   2900   3500   3800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20  SE 20  SE 20  S 21   S 21
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS -  NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120402.MILLR.01/DVN