FNUS73 KDVN 051458
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR REFUGE NORTH...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
958 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........EAST SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     51     55     56
RH..............50     41     38     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7    E 6    SE 6   SE 7
EYE LVL WND GST.15     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3600   4400   4600   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15   SE 13  SE 12  S 15
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST SHIFTING TO SOUTH BY SUNRISE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1600 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 24 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH SHIFTING TO WEST.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 28 TO
                    36 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130405.REFUG.01/DVN