FNUS73 KDVN 111326
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARCEL 8 LOST MOUND...UPPER MISS NWR - SAVANNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
726 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PRODUCING AREAS OF DENSE FOG
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN
BE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST
AND BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS
                    OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
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.......500-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 9
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    12 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     43     47     48
RH..............61     53     47     47
EYE LEVEL WIND..190/7  190/10 180/14 180/13
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WIND BECOMING WEST THIS EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO
                    25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39.
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110311.PARCE.01/DVN