FNUS73 KDVN 091511
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
911 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM DRY AIR INTO THE
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE
WEST ON WEDNESDAY WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST BY MID MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL NEAR IGNITION TIME...THEN
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     65     68     66
RH..............55     45     42     45
EYE LEVEL WIND..180/10 180/12 170/12 160/10
EYE LEVEL GUST..15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH...MAINLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AT OR BELOW 200 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 - NONE IN THE MORNING.
                    2 - NO/FEW STRIKES IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 17
                    TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.BLUFF.01/DVN