FNUS73 KDVN 041255
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DICKENS-FERGUSON...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
755 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BUILD
EASTWARD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL
PROVIDE LOW HUMIDITY...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND EASTERLY WINDS.
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WILL SPREAD LIGHT RAIN AS FAR NORTH AS NORTHEAST MISSOURI
INTO FAR SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     54     58     61     62     60
RH..............64     50     39     33     31     37
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 9    E 11   E 12   E 12   E 12   E 11
EYE LVL WND GST.15     25     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2700   4000   4700   4700   4400
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18  E 23   E 21   E 20   E 21   E 22
HAINES INDEX....2      3      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.DICKE.01/DVN