FNUS73 KDVN 091403
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISA PILES...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
803 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES TO THE NORTH. A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. OVERNIGHT...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT.
ANOTHER SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH ACROSS CANADA WILL DRIVE A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE AREA MID WEEK. AHEAD OF THIS...SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL DRIVE UNSEASONABLY WARM INTO THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MAX 49.
RH..................90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MIN 47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING TO 1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 23
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     40     46     48     45
RH..............94     62     52     47     54
EYE LEVEL WIND..230/4  230/10 240/12 240/12 250/10
EYE LEVEL GUST..10     20     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FEET...RISING TO 1000 TO 1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SHEETS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120109.LOUIS.01/DVN