FNUS73 KDVN 241223
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
723 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PROMOTE DEEP MIXING TODAY. A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE PLAINS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY
AND INCREASE THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO
                    33 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     69     76     80     82     81
RH..............81     63     52     47     44     46
EYE LEVEL WIND..190/10 200/15 200/20 190/22 190/22 190/21
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     20     30     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................3
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12
                    MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHIFTING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................4
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15
                    TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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