FNUS73 KDVN 141245 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN SLOUGH...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 745 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN SASKATCHEWAN WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA. GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING SOUTH WINDS. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY AND SUMMER-LIKE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY WITH READINGS WELL INTO THE 80S... ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4800-6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6300-7100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 77 81 84 83 RH..............45 36 32 28 28 EYE LEVEL WIND..190/15 200/17 200/18 190/17 190/15 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 25 30 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....63. MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 75 72 70 67 66 RH..............30 38 44 49 54 56 EYE LEVEL WIND..180/14 180/12 180/12 190/13 200/13 200/13 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............65 70 75 79 81 81 RH..............59 49 42 37 35 36 EYE LEVEL WIND..200/13 220/14 220/16 240/18 230/20 230/18 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 25 25 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...HAASE REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.INDIA.01/DVN