FNUS73 KDVN 111350
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURTLE BEND WMA...IOWA DNR - ODESSA WILDLIFE UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
850 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND BE 5 MPH OR LESS TONIGHT. AS THE
HIGH MOVES EAST OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
BRING WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA. THE WEATHER IS FORECAST TO TURN
MORE ACTIVE STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SEVERAL CHANCES FOR RAIN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     49     54     56     54
RH..............35     29     24     22     30
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 7    N 7    N 6    N 5    N 4
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4300   5400   6100   6500   6300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10   N 8    N 6    N 5    N 5
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 2
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE

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FORECASTER...SHEETS
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS -  NATURAL RESOURCES BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.TURTL.01/DVN