FNUS73 KDVN 122129
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND PRAIRIE...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
429 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT
SOUTH WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AND UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER WITH
MODERATE HUMIDITY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT
                    3 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....NONE.
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     65     71     74     72
RH..............62     48     41     38     41
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4   S 4    S 4    S 4    S 4
EYE LVL WND GST.
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   2600   3800   3700   1400
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8   E 5    E 3    SE 6   SE 7
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      6      6

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....MISSING.

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FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.SANDP.01/DVN