FNUS73 KDVN 041319
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDBIRD...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
819 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WEST SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    14 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     56     59     60
RH..............36     33     32     32
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 8   W 8    W 8    W 8
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   4500   4900   4800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16   W 14   W 16   W 17
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTHWEST SHIFTING TO NORTH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTHEAST SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO
                    13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 16 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.REDBI.01/DVN