FNUS73 KDVN 251247
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDBIRD FARMS...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
747 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH MISSOURI
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OUT OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN INTO
EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT
WILL CONTINUE SOUTH THROUGH THE REST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
GENERALLY DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NEARBY AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

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 (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5300-6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO
                    8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....0      0      0      0
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     77     80     78
RH..............43     37     34     37
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2   NE 1   N 4    N 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   5300   6000   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3   N 6    NW 8   NW 8
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120925.REDBI.01/DVN