FNUS73 KDVN 261306
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONSANTO PRAIRIE...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
806 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TODAY ALLOWING WINDS TO
BECOME SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY MOVE
INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........ENE BECOMING SE BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     44     50     53     50
RH..............52     41     34     33     39
EYE LEVEL WIND..130/10 140/9  150/10 160/12 150/10
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100326.MONSA.01/DVN