FNUS73 KDVN 141627
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWKEYE...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1127 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING JUST SOME HIGH CLOUDS...LIGHT WINDS...LOW
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND SEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES. HIGHS
WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 70S WITH LOWS IN THE 40S TODAY AND SATURDAY.

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 SUNNY (15-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........WEST BECOMING SOUTHWEST FROM 1 PM CDT TO 2 PM CDT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     76     72
RH..............31     31     35
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6    W 6    SW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....8800   8800   3200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10  W 10   SW 7
HAINES INDEX....6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120914.HAWKE.01/DVN