FNUS73 KDVN 231329
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGINIA GROVE...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
829 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE TODAY.  NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH
SOUTH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     56     59     60
RH..............54     45     42     44
EYE LEVEL WIND..220/8  230/9  250/8  280/7
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.VIRGI.01/DVN