FNUS73 KDVN 171238
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEACH HEATHER HILLS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
738 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 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 BRING THE CHANCE OF RAIN BY LATE SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........BRIEF SOUTHERLY FLUCTUATIONS AROUND MIDDAY.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY

WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     51     59     65     69     69
RH..............59     48     40     35     32     33
EYE LEVEL WIND..120/6  140/7  170/8  180/8  170/8  160/7
EYE LEVEL GUST..              10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.BEACH.01/DVN