FNUS73 KDVN 041322
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONE MARSH WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
822 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...SWITCHING THE WINDS
FROM SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING...TO NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH. HIGHS IN THE 50S TODAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
IS EXPECTED.

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 (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WEST SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     53     57     59     58
RH..............43     36     34     34     38
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6   W 7    W 7    W 7    NW 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10     15     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   4000   4600   5000   4400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   W 13   W 12   W 14   W 15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTHWEST SHIFTING TO NORTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTHEAST SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO
                    15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.CONEM.01/DVN