FNUS73 KDVN 201305 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 805 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES... AND A DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT WILL EDGE NEAR THE AREA AND PRODUCE SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 39 46 50 52 51 RH..............66 57 45 41 39 42 EYE LEVEL WIND..120/9 130/12 140/13 140/13 150/12 150/10 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................2 HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING SOUTH BY MID MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2 HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JDH REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.BLUFF.01/DVN