FNUS73 KDVN 171248
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR LSA MOIST SOIL UNIT...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
748 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN IOWA TODAY AS A WEAK
SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. OTHERWISE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RESULT IN A RELATIVELY PLEASANT DAY TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
MILD TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     55     61     64     65
RH..............69     54     46     43     45
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2    E 4    S 2    S 5    S 6
EYE LVL WND GST.5             5             10
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   4300   6900   8100   8000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3    NE 6   W 10   W 9    SW 12
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................LOW.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23
                    TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...CLYDE MALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.LSAMO.01/DVN