FNUS73 KDVN 091342
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
842 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY. SPRINKLES TO A COLD RAIN IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE
AMOUNT OF DRY AIR IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE...ONE CANNOT RULE OUT WET
SNOW MIXING IN WITH THE RAIN PRIOR TO SUNRISE FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SPRINKLES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHIFTING FROM EAST TO A MORE EAST NORTHEAST
                    OR NORTHEAST
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AROUND
                    MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............45     51     54     55
RH..............53     44     41     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..050/8  070/9  070/9  060/9
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.CAIRO.01/DVN