FNUS73 KDVN 191512
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWARMS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1012 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES AND LIGHT NORTH WINDS TODAY. HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...THEN SOUTH ON FRIDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES INTO THE
GREAT LAKES REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FG AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AT 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     50     52     49
RH..............41     32     28     34
EYE LEVEL WIND..350/9  340/9  330/10 340/8
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10            10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAXIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MISSING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SHEETS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.SWARM.01/DVN