FNUS73 KDVN 161248
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR E-AREA...UPPER MISS NWR - SAVANNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
748 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILL MOVE EAST THIS
MORNING.  THIS WILL ALLOW THIS MORNINGS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
TO TURN TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3400-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     53     57     58     55
RH..............65     51     47     48     56
EYE LEVEL WIND..230/2  210/8  200/12 190/13 180/10
EYE LEVEL WIND..       10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.EAREA.02/DVN