FNUS73 KDVN 251350
FWSDVN
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY ROAD...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
750 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 25. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN ON INTO
ILLINOIS BY LATE TONIGHT.  A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT 
NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORING BECOMING LIGHT WESTERLY LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON AND THEN SOUTHWEST TONIGHT.  SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR 
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. 
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT 
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH 
                    BECOMING LIGHT. 
		    DETAILED WINDS: 1000 AM   330/8 MPH
                                    1200 PM   290/6 MPH
				    1400 PM   290/6 MPH
				    1600 PM   260/5 MPH
WIND SHIFT..........NONE EXPECTED 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
LAL.................1 NO LIGHTNING
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE 
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3200 FT AGL 
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT 
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. 
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. 
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. 
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH. 
WIND SHIFT..........NONE EXPECTED.
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
LAL.................1 NO LIGHTNING
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE 
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49. 
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. 
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH 
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 2 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
LAL.................1 NO LIGHTNING 
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE 
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2500 FT AGL 
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH 
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20081125.ROCKY.02/DVN