FNUS73 KDVN 121307 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISA DIVISION...PORT LOUISA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 807 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM FRONT IN EXTREME NORTHERN MISSOURI WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND MOVE INTO WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 TODAY. OTHERWISE WARM TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6700-7200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 63 70 74 77 75 RH..............66 52 42 37 35 38 EYE LEVEL WIND..090/7 120/8 150/10 170/13 190/14 180/10 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 68 65 63 60 59 RH..............40 49 56 60 67 69 EYE LEVEL WIND..170/8 170/6 170/5 170/3 170/2 180/3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4800-6700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 63 70 75 78 78 RH..............81 61 50 41 37 37 EYE LEVEL WIND..190/7 190/8 180/9 180/10 170/10 170/10 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...HAASE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT AFFELDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.LOUIS.01/DVN