FNUS73 KDVN 041933
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT ROAD FIELD...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
233 PM CDT MON OCT 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1435 CDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL PROVIDE CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE RIDGE
SHIFTS EAST...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS VARIABLE AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....0      0
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     60
RH..............34     37
EYE LEVEL WIND..210/3  200/2
EYE LEVEL WIND..3      3
HAINES INDEX....3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SHEETS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101004.PORTR.01/DVN