FNUS73 KDVN 121642
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISA PILES...PORT LOUISA NWR - USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1142 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 CDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 4 PM...LASTING INTO THE LATE
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........80 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 1 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............78     81     82     82
RH..............69     65     63     63
EYE LEVEL WIND..000/3  020/5  010/5  000/6
EYE LEVEL WIND..5
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100712.LOUIS.01/DVN