FNUS73 KDVN 021339
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BOTTOMS WMA...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
839 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WEST-
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH WILL DROP
OFF TO LESS THAN 5 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...AND REMAIN LESS THAN
10 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NO WIND DIRECTION CHANGES EXPECTED.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7500
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     41     43     44     42
RH..............44     36     33     32     35
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4    NW 6   NW 9   NW 10  NW 8
EYE LVL WND GST.       10     15     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....5300   6400   7000   7400   6400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12  NW 17  NW 20  NW 18  N 16
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTH WINDS GRADUALLY BECOMING SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NO WIND DIRECTION CHANGES EXPECTED.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 TO 5500 FT AGL BY MID
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.CEDAR.01/DVN