FNUS73 KDVN 311600
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKHAWK SHS RX FIRE...ROCK ISLAND SWCD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1100 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THIN LAYER OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL FILTER THE SUN TODAY WHILE WINDS
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST. DRY AIR WILL AGAIN MIX DOWN
FROM ALOFT AND LOWER DEW POINTS/SURFACE RH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY MID EVENING...LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS
                    4 TO 6 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........SOME SOUTHERLY FLUCTUATIONS AFTER 2 PM CDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH 2 PM CDT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     50     52     51
RH..............31     24     26     35
EYE LEVEL WIND..140/4  150/5  160/5  180/5
EYE LEVEL GUST..6      7      6
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...MATT SCHRAMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110331.BLACK.01/DVN