FNUS73 KDVN 171301
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST VALLEY VIEW PRAIRIE...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
801 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
AND A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST PLAINS TODAY. THIS WILL
MAKE FOR SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND MILD
TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE LARGE SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM
WILL EVENTUALLY BRING THE CHANCE FOR RAIN BY LATE SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10
                    MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHERLY FLUCTUATIONS AROUND MIDDAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 44900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     68     71     69
RH..............46     42     38     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..130/7  130/8  140/9  140/8
EYE LEVEL GUST..10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WEHDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.WESTV.01/DVN