FNUS73 KDVN 141619
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDBIRD FARMS...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1119 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 (20-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WEST BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 PM TO 2 PM CDT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 8700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO
                    4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     76     75
RH..............35     30     32
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4   SW 5   SW 5
EYE LVL WND GST.
MIX HGT (FT)....8000   8600   5600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7   W 8    W 7
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

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