FNUS73 KDVN 051341
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLRACE FLATS WMA...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
841 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS INTO WISCONSIN ON
SATURDAY BRINGING MILD AND WINDY WEATHER WITH WINDS GUSTING ABOVE
30 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY BRINGING
A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE HIGH TO VERY HIGH ON SATURDAY.

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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........EAST SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     54     57     57
RH..............43     41     38     42
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6    SE 5   SE 5   SE 7
EYE LVL WND GST.10                   15
MIX HGT (FT)....4000   4600   4800   4200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13   SE 10  S 10   SE 15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST SHIFTING TO SOUTH BY SUNRISE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROBBINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130405.MILLR.01/DVN