FNUS73 KDVN 071357
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRALTOS...PORT LOUISA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
857 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL COMBINE WITH VERY
LIGHT WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY TO PRODUCE VERY PLEASANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A LOW CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM WILL ENTER THE
FORECAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN IOWA...AND A MUCH BETTER CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS TO BE SET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY AS A WEAK STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH AROUND 3 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     73     75     77     76
RH..............50     42     40     36     38
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 1   E 1    SE 1   S 2    S 4
EYE LVL WND GST.                     5
MIX HGT (FT)....6200   7400   8300   8800   7100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 3    E 1    SE 1   S 2    S 3
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 TO 7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    DECREASING TO 3200-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130506.MUDBO.01/DVN