FNUS73 KDVN 221011
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAMMA...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
511 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DEEP
MIXING TODAY WILL RESULT IN BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH
MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AS
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTHWEST SHIFTING TO NORTH LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15
                    TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     60     65     68     66
RH..............36     28     25     22     25
EYE LEVEL WIND..310/14 310/16 310/16 310/13 350/7
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     25     25     20     10
HAINES INDEX....3      4      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTH SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO
                    12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.GAMMA.01/DVN