FNUS73 KDVN 051651
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERET NORTH...PORT LOUISA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1151 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TODAY.  WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON.
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.  CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES NORTH OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15
                    MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-10300 FT
                    AGL BY 2 PM.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....NONE.
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     56     59     58
RH..............34     30     28     29
EYE LEVEL WIND..220/12 230/14 240/15 240/13
EYE LEVEL GUST..20     21     21     12
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 19 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110405.DESER.01/DVN