FNUS73 KDVN 301248
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINKAPIN BLUFFS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
748 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH
BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PUSH TEMPERATURES
TO AROUND 70 THIS AFTERNOON.  SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
ON WEDNESDAY EXCEPT AFTERNOON TEMPERTURES WILL BE WELL INTO THE 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 29 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     64     68     68
RH..............45     38     33     34
EYE LEVEL WIND..180/17 190/18 180/20 170/20
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     25     30     30
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...FERRY
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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