FNUS73 KDVN 041410
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW OFFICE PILE...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
910 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TODAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN
A TENTH OF AN INCH EXCEPT IN THUNDERSTORMS WHERE UP TO 3 TENTHS OF
AN INCH IS POSSIBLE. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT BRINGING CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHEAST.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............72     76     78     79     78
RH..............64     58     54     52     52
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4   NE 4   NE 5   NE 5   NE 6
EYE LVL WND GST.              10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3500   4200   4100   5800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  E 14   E 15   E 13   NE 12
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTHEAST BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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