FNUS73 KDVN 131348
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINK RUN...IA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
848 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
WINDS WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY...BUT REMAIN LESS THAN
10 MPH. IT WILL DIMINISH AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN
AT 10 TO 15 MPH FOR TUESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
SHOULD LOWER TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT DURIN THE AFTERNOON BOTH TODAY
AND TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RE-ENTER THE FORECAST
BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE
REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.

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 (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO
                    4800-6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     65     71     69
RH..............40     35     35     39
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6    S 6    S 8    S 7
EYE LVL WND GST.10     10     12     11
MIX HGT (FT)....4900   6500   5500   4800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7   SW 9   S 13   S 18
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SHEETS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.MINKR.01/DVN