FNUS73 KDVN 061243
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERET 105...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
743 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY AS EAST
WINDS BECOME SOUTHEAST WHEN THE INVERSION BREAKS.  UNDER ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE...TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...
BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER.  EXPECT A CHANGE SATURDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OUT TO THE WEST BRINGS IN A CHANCE
FOR RAIN.

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.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........EAST WIND BECOME SOUTHEAST WHEN THE INVERSION BREAKS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     47     55     60     60
RH..............67     49     34     28     28
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5    SE 6   SE 8   SE 9   SE 9
EYE LVL WND GST.       10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   3500   4900   5100   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 14  SE 14  SE 15  SE 16
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WOLF
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120406.DESER.01/DVN