FNUS73 KDVN 151252 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR QUINLAN...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 752 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-7700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 75 79 81 79 RH..............49 41 36 35 38 EYE LEVEL WIND..210/15 220/18 220/21 230/21 240/16 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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 CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 69 65 62 58 56 RH..............40 55 63 67 72 69 EYE LEVEL WIND..240/13 250/8 250/8 270/12 300/12 310/10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 26 MPH 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............53 55 59 61 63 62 RH..............70 57 46 39 36 36 EYE LEVEL WIND..320/9 330/13 330/15 330/16 330/15 330/13 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 20 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HAASE REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100415.QUINL.01/DVN