FNUS73 KDVN 161003
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BECK SOUTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
503 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN WILL KEEP CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES AND LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT.  CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AND WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     59     64     66     64
RH..............50     42     37     34     38
EYE LEVEL WIND..140/10 140/13 130/14 130/13 120/12
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.BECKS.01/DVN