FNUS73 KDVN 271410 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMSON GRASSLAND SLASH PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL ISSUED BY NWS LA CROSSE WI 810 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 900 CST ON JANUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH WILL KEEP CLOUDS IN PLACE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED AS WELL...BUT A MAJORITY OF THAT WILL FALL DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE A HALF INCH OR LESS. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...BUT GRADUALLY SHIFT A BIT MORE WESTERLY AS THE DAY GOES ON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY...MAINLY AFTER NOON. TEMPERATURE.........14 AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MAXIMUM 23. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MINIMUM 60 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION... GRADUALLY BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUAL SHIFT TOWARDS MID AFTERNOON CWR.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...INCREASING AS MORNING GOES ON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM 12 PM 2 PM SKY (%).........85 93 97 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............15 18 22 RH..............63 62 62 EYE LEVEL WIND..230/12 240/13 250/12 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MINIMUM 3. MIN HUMIDITY........MAXIMUM 95 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUAL TO NORTHWEST CWR.................NONE HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SHEA REQUESTED BY...BILL DAVISON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100127.THOMS.01/DVN