FNUS73 KDVN 081539
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK HAWK STATE HISTORIC SITE...ROCK ISLAND COUNTY SWCD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1039 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. DEEP MIXING WILL CREATE GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN WITH AREAS OF FROST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 21 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17
                    MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 32
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     50     50
RH..............48     46     44
EYE LEVEL WIND..330/21 320/20 320/16
EYE LEVEL WIND..30     30     25
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...MATT SCHRAMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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