FNUS73 KDVN 301852
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY ROAD REED CANARY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1252 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1315 CST ON NOVEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DRY
WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ON TUESDAY...WEST WINDS WILL
BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BOOST
TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 50S ACROSS THE REGION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MAXIMUM 48.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MINIMUM 49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    REMAINING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     48     43
RH..............51     51     57
EYE LEVEL WIND..240/12 240/13 230/13
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....2      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MINIMUM 33.
RH..................MAXIMUM 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAXIMUM 57.
RH..................AFTERNOON MINIMUM 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SHEETS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091130.ROCKY.01/DVN