FNUS73 KDVN 051436
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE BARN PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
836 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL FRONT PUSHING INTO THE AREA WILL INDUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND MILD
TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF IT TODAY...AND AS THE FRONT SAGS THROUGH THE AREA
THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THERE IS
A LOW CHANCE THAT THERE WILL BE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY 3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 26
                    TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........CLR  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC

TEMP............55  58  62  65  67  69  66  64
RH..............59  55  50  46  46  45  48  54
EYE LVL WND DIR.180 190 190 200 200 200 210 210
EYE LVL WND SPD.18  20  21  21  21  21  20  18
EYE LVL WND GST.30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30
HAINES INDEX....4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY 4 AM CST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7
                    TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 1 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.POLEB.01/DVN