FNUS73 KDVN 071333
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR REFUGE...PORT LOUISA NWR - USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
833 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION UNDER A SUNNY SKY WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 9 AND 11 AM.  WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING.  EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG GUSTS OF 25 TO
NEAR 35 MPH WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON
DUE TO DEEP MIXING OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS WEST AT 12 TO 18 MPH AT IGNITION...SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 18 TO 26 MPH AROUND 10 AM INTO THE LATE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6...HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET...RISING TO OVER 6000 FEET BY 11 AM.
MIXING WINDS........

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     67     72     73     74     71
RH..............78     59     48     46     46     51
EYE LEVEL WIND..240/14 260/19 260/24 270/26 270/26 280/16
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     25     30     35     30     25
HAINES INDEX....5      6      6      6      6      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........300/15

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MISSING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........320/08

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FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100907.REFUG.01/DVN