FNUS73 KDVN 051652
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MSU...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1152 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS UP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT
A STORMY PERIOD IS EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED STORMS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL. NORTH OF
THE FRONT...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 WIDELY SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING
                    COMMON BY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 8
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR TSHWR  TSHWR
TEMP............62     69     71     70
RH..............52     45     51     61
EYE LEVEL WIND..100/6  110/8  110/10 110/12
EYE LEVEL GUST..       15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      2      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH BY 11 PM.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................4 GOING TO 5
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................4 IN THE MORNING AND THEN AGAIN BY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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