FNUS73 KDVN 051227
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOTT-POHLMAN...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
727 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 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.......INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     51     56     59     59
RH..............53     41     31     26     28
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 9   NE 10  E 10   E 9    E 7
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   3100   4900   6300   6500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 22   E 23   E 21   E 18   E 17
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 78 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 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 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 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.SCHOT.01/DVN