FNUS73 KDVN 031603
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLRACE FLATS WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1103 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MIDWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH
LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
EAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST.

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.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     49     51     50
RH..............34     29     28     30
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7    E 8    SE 6   SE 5
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   4900   5000   4600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8    E 8    SE 9   S 12
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.MILLR.01/DVN