FNUS73 KDVN 011338
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BOTTOMS WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
838 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER IOWA AND ILLINOIS THROUGH MID
WEEK. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY.
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 (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 40.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     37     39     40     38
RH..............51     42     37     34     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 9
EYE LVL WND GST.20     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....5200   5800   6200   6300   5600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17  NW 18  NW 18  NW 18  NW 17
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130401.CEDAR.01/DVN