FNUS73 KDVN 071322
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NW PRAIRIE...PORT LOUISA NWR - USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
822 AM CDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     61     70     74     76     72
RH..............74     47     36     32     31     36
EYE LEVEL WIND..330/5  340/6  310/6  300/6  280/7  280/6
EYE LEVEL WIND..
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT AFFELDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.NWPRA.01/DVN