FNUS73 KDVN 221837
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1237 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1245 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINTER STORM NOW DRAWING NORTH AWAY FROM THE AREA. WEST WINDS
10-15 TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE FALLING OFF. FLURRIES
EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT THEN CLOUDS
SHOULD REMAIN ALL NIGHT. SATURDAY EXPECT SLOW CLEARING WITH WINDS
REMAINING WEST 5-10MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 33.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............33     33     32
RH..............78     75     78
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 8    W 9    W 7
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   3900   4100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16   W 18   W 21
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 28.
RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130222.BLUFF.01/DVN