FNUS73 KDVN 151313 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR ARENS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 813 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WARM SUMMER LIKE TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT MARCHING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200-7100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 2100-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............66 72 77 79 79 RH..............56 48 42 39 39 EYE LEVEL WIND..210/14 210/18 220/21 230/21 240/17 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 25 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............76 68 63 60 57 55 RH..............43 57 65 69 72 69 EYE LEVEL WIND..240/13 240/8 250/8 280/12 300/12 310/10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 54 58 60 62 61 RH..............70 60 50 43 40 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..320/10 330/13 330/15 330/16 330/15 340/13 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 20 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HAASE REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100415.ARENS.01/DVN