FNUS73 KDVN 121400
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NOVOTONY...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
900 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES WITH LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MID DAY WITH WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH AT 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRESSURE
OVERHEAD WILL MODERATE THE MIXING TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 TO 6 MPH FOR LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH BY MID MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     60     64     65     64
RH..............64     49     41     38     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..160/3  150/4  150/5  170/5  170/5
EYE LEVEL GUST..
HAINES INDEX....3      3      2      2      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
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.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT
                    AGL BY 8 PM THIS EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AFTER 3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500-2500 BY MID MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.NOVOT.01/DVN