FNUS73 KDVN 021248
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRCP...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
748 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES FROM OKLAHOMA NORTHEAST UP THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.  THE
RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING...
AND THEN AGAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  WINDS WILL
INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH THIS MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 38.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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