FNUS73 KDVN 121330
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAGNER...IOWA DNR/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
830 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES. MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL ALLOW RAIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY.

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 (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     50     56     61     62
RH..............57     41     34     29     30
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4    S 6    S 8    S 9    S 8
EYE LVL WND GST.       10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   4500   4900   5100   5100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7    S 9    S 12   S 13   S 13
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SPRINKLES LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 23
                    TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.WAGNE.01/DVN