FNUS73 KDVN 021319
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRCP...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
819 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. LIKELY RAIN OR SNOW LATE 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 12 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............35     35     35     36     37
RH..............75     75     78     75     75
EYE LEVEL WIND..030/13 020/13 020/14 020/14 020/12
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.IRCP_.01/DVN