FNUS73 KDVN 111259
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLUM CREEK...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
759 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND RATHER BRISK WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY. THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS
AND CLEAR SKIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES ON TUESDAY WITH
WINDS TURNING SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25
                    TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     56     58     59     57
RH..............61     55     51     49     51
EYE LEVEL WIND..300/17 310/17 310/20 320/21 320/20
EYE LEVEL GUST..25     25     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110411.PLUMC.01/DVN