FNUS73 KDVN 311422
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINKAPIN BLUFFS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
922 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SAG ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IOWA TODAY. SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL GUST UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...
BEFORE THE BOUNDARY ENCROACHES CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE WINDS TO DECREASE
BY LATE AFTERNOON. A FAIR NIGHT TONIGHT WITH LIGHTER WINDS...AND THEN THE
SOUTH WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT RETREATS
NORTHWARD WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     68     73     75     75
RH..............53     42     37     36     36
EYE LEVEL WIND..180/14 190/16 200/17 210/14 220/12
EYE LEVEL GUST..20     25     25     25     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...JDH
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.CHINK.01/DVN