FNUS73 KDVN 141339
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMSON 10-14...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
839 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MAXIMUM 49.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MINIMUM 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................15 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     46     48     49     48
RH..............69     60     55     53     56
EYE LEVEL WIND..010/8 020/11 020/12 020/12 030/11
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      3      2

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