FNUS73 KDVN 271352
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICHAEL CREEK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
852 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE IN TEXAS WILL INTENSIFY AND TRACK TO NORTHERN INDIANA SATURDAY
NIGHT. CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS AND COOL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
AND TONIGHT. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING CHANGING TO
ALL SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND ENDING ON SUNDAY. SOME ACCUMULATION OF SNOW
IS LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     42     43     43
RH..............59     50     51     51
EYE LEVEL WIND..010/14 020/13 010/14 010/14
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     15     20     20
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39.
RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 32
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090327.MICHA.01/DVN