FNUS73 KDVN 221334
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISA UNIT...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
834 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK TOWARDS
THE MIDWEST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A BAND OF RAIN
PUSHING ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA TODAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO 3/4 INCH IN ANY HEAVIER
SHOWERS OR AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM. RAIN WILL DIMINISH OR END FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON FRIDAY
AS THE UPPER LOW PUSHES ACROSS EASTERN MISSOURI. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE
AS WARM THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK COMPARED TO THE PAST WEEK. MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 60S TODAY AND FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH TODAY BECOMING EASTERLY TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH ON FRIDAY.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX -GFDI- DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR
PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS OR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. PLEASE
MAKE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................87 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO
                    24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     65     62     60
RH..............87     84     87     84
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7   SE 8   S 6    S 6
EYE LVL WND GST.       15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   3400   3500   2400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20  S 24   S 18   S 15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4

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FORECASTER...HAASE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120322.LOUIS.01/DVN