FNUS73 KDVN 281425
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOIST SOIL UNITS...PORT LOUISA_USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
925 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
BRINGING SUNNY SKIES...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS NORTH OF I-80 AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH AND BECOME NORTHERLY TO
NORTHEASTERLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 18 TO
                    28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     62     67     69     69
RH..............59     46     37     35     33
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7   NW 11  NW 13  NW 13  NW 11
EYE LVL WND GST.15     20     28     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   4300   5500   5400   5000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18  NW 26  NW 28  NW 24  NW 18
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NORTH WIND BECOMING EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 - NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........EAST BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 - FEW STRIKES POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15
                    TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...RON KNOPIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.MOIST.01/DVN