FNUS73 KDVN 041355
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MSU...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
755 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WITH SOUTH
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK AS A WEAK COOL FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE EXPECTED.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NO LIGHTNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     37     44     48     48
RH..............60     52     45     44     47
EYE LEVEL WIND..150/12 160/13 160/14 160/13 150/12
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX NEAR 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NO LIGHTNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW POTENTIAL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AT 40 TO 45 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................AFTERNOON MIN OF 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NO LIGHTNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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