FNUS73 KDVN 041436
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR IS -UNIT 4...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
836 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST...AND A DEVELOPING FRONTAL
SYSTEM TO THE WEST TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY OF
10 TO 15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT
AS A WEAK COOL FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....0      0      0
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     48     48
RH..............45     44     47
EYE LEVEL WIND..160/14 160/13 150/12
EYE LEVEL GUSTS..20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.ISUNI.01/DVN