FNUS73 KDVN 281313
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMSON GRASSLAND SLASH PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
713 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 CST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........5 AT IGNITION...MAX 8.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17
                    MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............5      4      5      7      7      6
RH..............72     75     76     69     69     72
EYE LEVEL WIND..320/17 330/16 330/13 320/12 320/10 320/7
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     25     20     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-3.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...BILL DAVISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100128.THOMS.01/DVN