FNUS73 KDVN 091515
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR KUCERAS...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1015 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE MIDWEST TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. DEEP MIXING WILL AGAIN OCCUR TODAY THAT WILL DROP
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON. THE
POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO DROP INTO
THE TEENS. THESE LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS COMBINED WITH BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 MPH...WILL
RESULT IN AN ENHANCED FIRE RISK THIS AFTERNOON.

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 (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 34
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     58     59     58
RH..............29     22     23     26
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 15  NW 18  NW 18  NW 12
EYE LVL WND GST.25     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....5300   7000   7200   7400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25  NW 30  NW 32  NW 30
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO
                    21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 29
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.KUCER.01/DVN