FNUS73 KDVN 161306 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO PASTURE KNIGHT PRAIRIE...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 806 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL BRING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND SOUTH WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL ALLOW FOR WARM TEMPERATURES INTO THE 70S. THIS WILL BE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 64 67 65 RH..............49 45 40 45 EYE LEVEL WIND..190/9 190/12 190/13 180/10 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NONE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 24 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HAASE REQUESTED BY...DAVID WEHDE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.BUFFA.01/DVN