FNUS73 KDVN 291352 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD CREEK...US FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 852 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MID DAY AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS. LIGHT SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED...BRIEF THUNDERSTORM MAY OCCUR WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TONIGHT...PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2 - FEW STRIKES POSSIBLE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 52 56 58 57 RH..............71 63 57 55 59 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 8 SE 10 SE 12 SE 10 SE 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 22 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2400 2800 3100 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 21 SE 24 SE 20 SE 22 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE. CWR.................90 PERCENT. LAL.................3 - WIDELY SCATTERED STRIKES. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NORTH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2 - FEW STRIKES POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JDH REQUESTED BY...CLYDE MALE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.HOWAR.01/DVN