FNUS73 KDVN 081222
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING LAKE LEVEES...UPPER MISS RIVER NWFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
722 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUN WILL BE PLENTIFUL TO START... BUT CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO
LATE MORNING RESULTING IN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. DEEP
MIXING WILL RESULT IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BY LATE MORNING... WITH
GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES INTO MID AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SETTLE IN TONIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. THIS WILL
SET THE STAGE FOR A COLD NIGHT WITH SUBFREEZING LOWS AND AREAS OF
FROST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18
                    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.......1200-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     46     49     50     48
RH..............65     53     46     42     46
EYE LEVEL WIND..330/16 320/20 320/20 320/18 320/14
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     30     30     30     20
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      3

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FORECASTER...MCCLURE
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.SPRIN.01/DVN