FNUS73 KDVN 041312
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOIST SOIL UNIT...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
812 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     59     62     63     61
RH..............48     38     33     32     38
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 12  NE 13  NE 13  E 13   E 11
EYE LVL WND GST.25     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2800   3200   3600   3800
TRANSPORT WIND..E 28   E 23   E 21   E 23   E 24
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH.

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