FNUS73 KDVN 051331
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURTLE BEND WMA...IOWA DNR - ODESSA WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
831 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 AIR MASS 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.

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 (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 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     53     58     60     57
RH..............51     39     33     32     35
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10  NE 10  NE 10  NE 8   NE 7
EYE LVL WND GST.20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   4600   6400   6700   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 22   E 21   E 20   NE 20  NE 21
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........EAST WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS -  NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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