FNUS73 KDVN 261332
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOP PILES...PORT LOUISA NWR - USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
832 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AS THE HIGH
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHERLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS WEST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     71     74     75     73
RH..............60     49     46     46     51
EYE LEVEL WIND..270/1  220/2  200/2  180/2  190/2
EYE LEVEL WIND..       5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100826.SHOPP.01/DVN