FNUS73 KDVN 201251
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGINIA GROVE...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
751 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...
AND A DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY. THIS WILL
CREATE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 IN THE
AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT WILL EDGE NEAR THE AREA AND PRODUCE SOME LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     40     46     50     53     52
RH..............69     55     45     42     39     43
EYE LEVEL WIND..120/8  130/11 140/13 140/14 150/13 150/12
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     15     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.VIRGI.01/DVN