FNUS73 KDVN 301238
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AND WEST VALLEY VIEW PRAIRIE...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
738 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST
WINDS TODAY.  THE WIND WILL BE QUITE LIGHT...AND MAY SWITCH BETWEEN THE
TWO DIRECTIONS EAST AND NORTHEAST RANDOMLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........EAST TO NORTHEAST RANDOMLY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     44     47     48
RH..............45     37     35     38
EYE LEVEL WIND..080/3  080/3  090/3  100/3
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NONE
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5100-6600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ERVIN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WEHDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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