FNUS73 KDVN 151346
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON UNIT...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
846 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE STALLED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT NORTHEAST TO EAST
WINDS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 62.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MINIMUM 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................0
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     54     59     62     59
RH..............38     31     24     20     23
EYE LEVEL WIND..030/7  050/8  060/9  070/9  080/7
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10            15     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...SHEETS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF HENSAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090415.THOMP.01/DVN