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SPOT FORECAST FOR LACONA...WARREN COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1153 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES AND STEADY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. RAIN IS NOT
ANTICIPATED UNTIL POSSIBLY FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........9   16  17  18  19  20  21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............81  84  85  86  87  87  84
RH..............69  63  61  59  59  59  65
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.9   11  12  12  12  12  10
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.8
MIXNG WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
MIXNG WIND SPD..14  15  16  17  18  20  20
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........22     31     32     33     35     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............83     78     76     74     73     72
RH..............67     76     82     84     84     84
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6    S 5    SE 5   SE 5   S 5    S 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..10                          10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   1400   700    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......S 18   S 13   S 10   S 10   S 9    S 8
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5      5

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FORECASTER...JUNGBLUTH
REQUESTED BY...BSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100819.LACON.01/DMX