FNUS73 KDVN 071329
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN SLOUGH KUDER LAKE...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
829 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE HIGH PLAINS WILL BRING FAIR SKIES...MODERATE
BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND SEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT NEAR 50 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     45     47     47
RH..............48     41     40     43
EYE LEVEL WIND..310/17 300/17 300/16 300/13
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     25     25     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........45 DEGREE SHIFT FROM WEST TO SOUTHWEST AFTER 2 AM.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090407.INDIA.01/DVN