FNUS73 KDVN 041206
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRISON PARCEL...UPPER MISS-SAVANNA DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
706 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH WINDS EARLY TODAY WILL SWITCH TO WEST/NORTHWEST
                    AROUND NOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    18 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     50     53     57     58
RH..............50     38     38     36     36
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 8   SW 10  W 11   W 11   W 9
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   3200   4700   5300   4600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15  W 20   W 20   W 21   W 22
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.PRISO.01/DVN