FNUS73 KDVN 041305
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND POINT...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
805 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.

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 (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................50 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.......1600-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 21 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     58     61     62     60
RH..............50     39     33     31     37
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 11   E 11   E 12   E 12   E 10
EYE LVL WND GST.25     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   3200   4100   4400   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 26   E 23   E 21   E 22   E 22
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 22 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 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.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.SANDP.01/DVN