FNUS73 KDVN 051255
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUDGEON WMA...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
755 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH OUT OF ONTARIO INTO THE GREAT LAKES
WILL KEEP A SEASONABLY COOL AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...NORTHEAST MISSOURI
AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL EXIT THE REGION EARLY TODAY.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 30S WITH PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 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.......INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     54     59     61     58
RH..............47     34     25     22     29
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 9    E 9    E 9    E 7    E 6
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   4000   5600   6400   6000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 22   E 22   E 20   E 16   E 16
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                    15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.DUDGE.01/DVN