FNUS73 KDVN 311349 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR MOIST SOIL UNITS...PORT LOUISA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 849 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A THIN LAYER OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL FILTER THE SUN TODAY WHILE WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY MID EVENING...LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLUCTUATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1 - NONE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 47 50 52 51 RH..............52 44 42 41 46 EYE LEVEL WIND..130/3 150/6 150/5 160/5 170/5 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 8 8 7 6 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................60 PERCENT. LAL.................2 - NONE OR VERY FEW STRIKES. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................2 - NONE OR VERY FEW STRIKES. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...JDH REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110331.MOIST.01/DVN