FNUS73 KDVN 141356
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING LAKE LEVEES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
856 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING WILL
MIGRATE EAST ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS TONIGHT.
LINGERING LOW CLOUDS OVER THE REGION WILL LIKELY TAKE ALL DAY TO
CLEAR OUT. CLOUDS AND NORTH WINDS WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. SUNSHINE AND WARMER WEATHER RETURNS
WEDNESDAY...WITH DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND CONTINUING THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MAXIMUM 49.
RH..................79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MINIMUM 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     43     46     48     49     48
RH..............79     67     60     56     54     56
EYE LEVEL WIND..010/9 010/10 020/11 020/12 030/12 040/10
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....2      3      2      2      3      2

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FORECASTER...SHEETS
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.SPRIN.01/DVN