FNUS73 KDVN 091434
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROWE-PUHL...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
834 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 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.  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.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 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.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL NEAR IGNITION...
                    INCREASING TO 2000-2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 14
                    TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     59     65     68     66
RH..............68     51     43     40     45
EYE LEVEL WIND..170/9  170/12 170/14 160/15 150/15
EYE LEVEL GUST..10     15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
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.......DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.  OTHERWISE 1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH.

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