FNUS73 KDVN 201401
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BSM C6...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
801 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FOG AND HIGH SURFACE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
THEN...EXPECT CLEARING SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL STAY ABOVE 60 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 7 MPH. DRIER AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 5 TO 12 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE LATE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     58     58     54
RH..............74     62     60     66
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4   NW 4   NW 5   NW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   3300   3500   1400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8   NW 10  NW 10  NW 7
HAINES INDEX....3      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121120.BSMC6.01/DVN