FNUS73 KDVN 131249
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND PRAIRIE...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
749 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL PROVIDE SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.
THE CALM WINDS EARLY TODAY WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........CALM WINDS SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1300
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     66     71     74     73
RH..............64     47     41     37     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 1    S 4    S 5    S 5    SE 5
EYE LVL WND GST.
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   2500   3500   3300   1300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9    SE 8   SE 8   S 9    SE 8
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.SANDP.02/DVN