FNUS73 KDVN 121250
FWSDVN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO PASTURE KNIGHT PRAIRIE...JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
750 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES WITH LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MID DAY WITH WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH AT 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRESSURE
OVERHEAD WILL MODERATE THE MIXING TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    1 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     64     64
RH..............42     38     41
EYE LEVEL WIND..200/3  190/5  180/5
EYE LEVEL GUST..5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
MIXING WINDS........

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FORECASTER...NICHOLS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WEHDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.BUFFA.01/DVN