FNUS73 KDVN 051220
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMSON  1...UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NWFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
720 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH OUT OF ONTARIO INTO THE GREAT LAKES
WILL KEEP A SEASONABLY COOL AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...NORTHEAST MISSOURI
AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL EXIT THE REGION EARLY TODAY.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 30S WITH PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     47     52     55     55
RH..............55     42     33     35     37
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10  NE 10  NE 10  NE 9   NE 7
EYE LVL WND GST.20     20     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   3500   5100   5200   4500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 22   E 23   E 21   NE 18  NE 18
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.THOMS.01/DVN