FNUS73 KDVN 031339
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR ACE AUTO...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
839 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY
PROVIDING SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT NORTH WINDS. A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER
THE ROCKIES WILL VEER WINDS AROUND TO THE EAST ON SATURDAY WITH INCREASING
HIGH CLOUD COVER.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     42     48     51     51
RH..............70     50     40     38     37
EYE LEVEL WIND..350/10 340/11 330/9 320/8 330/7
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 11 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...TOM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090403.ACEAU.01/DVN