FNUS73 KDVN 151237 FWSDVN SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 737 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WARM SUMMER LIKE TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT MARCHING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5700-7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 79 82 82 RH..............43 38 35 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..220/16 220/20 230/21 230/17 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............79 72 67 64 61 59 RH..............39 51 61 67 70 69 EYE LEVEL WIND..240/12 240/8 240/9 250/12 270/9 290/8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CWR.................10 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 58 61 64 65 64 RH..............69 62 53 47 42 39 EYE LEVEL WIND..330/10 320/13 320/14 320/15 330/14 330/13 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HAASE REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100415.CAIRO.01/DVN