FNUS73 KDVN 231226
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING LAKE LEVEE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
726 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY SUNNY...BREEZY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND TODAY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 15 TO 30 MPH. WINDS
WILL STAY UP FROM THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AT 10 TO 20 MPH. AN
ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. WINDY AND
WARMER CONDITIONS ARE ON TAP FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     65     69     72     71
RH..............44     37     36     37     41
EYE LEVEL WIND..140/15 150/18 160/21 160/21 170/18
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     25     30     30     25
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
              THUNDERSTORM.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY SUNNY AND WINDY.

$$
FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.SPRIN.01/DVN