FNUS73 KDVN 221355
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HERBERT HOOVER...USNPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
855 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL PROVIDE A PLEASANT
DAY TO THE AREA. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN COLORADO WILL PUSH A WARM
FRONT INTO IOWA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     68     71     71
RH..............54     43     39     38
EYE LEVEL WIND..130/3  130/5  160/5  160/6
EYE LEVEL WIND..5
HAINES INDEX....2      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................5.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 30
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.HERBE.01/DVN