FNUS73 KDVN 091346
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER PARK WOODLAND...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
846 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHIFTING FROM EAST TO A MORE EAST NORTHEAST
                    OR NORTHEAST.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     52     55     54
RH..............47     41     38     41
EYE LEVEL WIND..060/9  070/9  060/9  060/9
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      2      2

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WEHDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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