FNUS73 KDVN 121351
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
751 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON NOVEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.HIGH PRESSURE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL
MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY.  AS THE HIGH MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION WINDS
MORE SOUTHERLY AND WILL INCREASE.  ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
LOW DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT.......... NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NO LIGHTNING EXPECTED
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     51     57     58     54
RH..............55     46     40     40     46
EYE LEVEL WIND..160/9  160/10 170/12 160/12 150/12
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT.......... NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL................. 1 NO LIGHTNING EXPECTED
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 NO LIGHTNING EXPECTED
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091112.BLUFF.01/DVN