FNUS73 KDVN 101243
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR KUCERAS...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
743 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE MIDWEST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. DEEP MIXING WILL AGAIN OCCUR TODAY THAT WILL DROP
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DROP INTO THE TEENS IN SOME
LOCATIONS. THESE LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS COMBINED WITH BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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 (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     45     51     54     54
RH..............46     32     24     19     19
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6   NW 11  NW 14  NW 15  NW 13
EYE LVL WND GST.10     25     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   5600   5900   6400   6500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16  NW 24  NW 24  NW 26  NW 29
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 2
                    TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.KUCER.01/DVN