FNUS73 KDVN 241503
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST MOUND J-AREA...UPPER MISS NWR - SAVANNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1003 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE DAY WITH A GENERAL DECREASE IN SPEED. NO WIND SHIFTS ARE
EXPECTED. MIXING DEPTHS WILL INCREASE SLOWLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........30-32 AT IGNITION...MAX 36.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-4900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...TO NEAR 6000 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     33     35     36     35
RH..............60     45     41     42     45
EYE LEVEL WIND..020/9  020/8  030/8  040/6  050/5
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3

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FORECASTER...BAUMGARDT
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.LOSTM.01/DVN