FNUS73 KDVN 201343
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEAT FIELDS...PORT LOUISA REFUGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
843 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL
BRING PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT
INTO 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...

CURRENT WEATHER INFORMATION AT OR NEAR THE SITE IS NEEDED FOR A
SPOT FORECAST. THE LACK OF CURRENT WEATHER INFORMATION LOWERS
THE ACCURACY OF THE SPOT FORECAST.


SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 18 TO
                    26 MPH...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 12 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     70     71     68
RH..............33     27     27     29
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 9    W 8    W 6    W 5
EYE LVL WND GST.20     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....7700   8300   8500   3000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25  NW 26  NW 24  W 12
HAINES INDEX....5      5      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST IN THE EVENING
                    AND THEN SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AROUND DAWN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-9300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...CATHY HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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