FNUS73 KDVN 171258
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
758 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
AND A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST PLAINS TODAY. THIS WILL
MAKE FOR SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND MILD
TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE LARGE SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM
WILL EVENTUALLY BRING THE CHANCE FOR RAIN BY LATE SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOME SOUTHERLY FLUCTUATIONS AROUND MIDDAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     63     68     71     69
RH..............57     48     42     38     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..130/8  130/8  140/9  140/10 140/10
EYE LEVEL GUST..10     10     10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST BECOMING EAST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 0 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    7500 FT AGL MIDDAY DECREASING TO 4500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15
                    TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.ANDER.01/DVN