FNUS73 KDVN 301249 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 749 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON OCTOBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH FRIDAY KEEPING THE COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY GUSTING OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BELOW 40 PERCENT MAY CAUSE AN ELEVATED HARVEST FIRE CONDITION RISK FOR AREA FARMERS IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX -GFDI- DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. PLEASE MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1600-2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 50 52 52 47 RH..............43 37 35 36 43 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 9 N 11 N 13 NW 13 NW 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 25 25 25 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3900 4800 4100 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 29 N 31 N 28 N 17 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...FERRY REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121030.WALKE.01/DVN