FNUS73 KDVN 031216
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEYER...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
716 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST THROUGH
EASTERN IOWA INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS TODAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO
TRIGGER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE THAT FOLLOWS WILL PROVIDE BRISK EASTERLY WINDS
AND COOLER...DRIER WEATHER WEDNESDAY.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX -GFDI- DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR
PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. PLEASE
MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
                    TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........WEST WIND BECOMING NORTH THIS MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO
                    18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHEAST 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     64     67     68     67
RH..............75     64     59     65     63
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4   N 6    N 10   N 11   N 13
EYE LVL WND GST.       10     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   1800   2000   2500   2900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9   N 15   N 18   NE 20  NE 22
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
WIND SHIFT.......... NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 21
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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