FNUS73 KDVN 051537
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISA PILES...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
937 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PUSH UNSEASONABLY MILD AIR ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE
PLAINS TODAY. AFTER A SEASONABLY MILD NIGHT TONIGHT...A COOL FRONT WILL
SWITCH THE WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING BUT IT STILL WILL
BE ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY MILD DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 1700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     53     57     53
RH..............72     44     41     50
EYE LEVEL WIND..240/8  230/10 230/10 240/9
EYE LEVEL GUST..10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DROPPING TO 100-200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST BY NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT
                    AGL BY EARLY EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120105.LOUIS.01/DVN