FNUS73 KDVN 131239
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SHOP...UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER-SAVANNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
739 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL
                    LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     61     65     67     65
RH..............57     49     45     45     48
EYE LEVEL WIND..170/5  190/7  190/6  170/5  160/2
EYE LEVEL GUST..5      10     10     5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING EAST BY 7 PM.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 TO 4000 FT DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
                    BY 9 PM THIS EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL ENGELKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.SOUTH.01/DVN