FNUS73 KDVN 061300
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAIRO WOODS 006...LOUISA COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
800 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT THROUGH
TODAY...GRADUALLY SWITCHING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTH BY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH TONIGHT...ALLOWING
THE NORTH WINDS TO TURN EAST BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH
                    5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHIFTING FROM SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING THROUGH
                    WEST TO NORTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     62     65     65     63
RH..............41     36     36     38     45
EYE LEVEL WIND..230/5  340/4  020/4  010/6  030/5
EYE LEVEL GUST..              6             6
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTH WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT NORTH WINDS BECOMING EAST BY MIDNIGHT
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...LE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.CAIRO.01/DVN